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The future of living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta
CEO of Brittle Bone Society Patricia Osborne, revisits aspects of the condition and shares what is known around current medical research and treatments, speaking to experts attached to the Charity.
Male doctors can undermine medical gender equality initiatives
Male doctors overestimating female representation could weaken medical gender equality initiatives, hindering true progress in representation.
Mapping European brain research: The past, present and future
Professor Monica Di Luca, Past President of the European Brain Council outlines the past, present and vital future of European brain research
STIMULATE Long Covid study: Opportunities for patients and innovation
The STIMULATE study will assess how patients with Long Covid progress and recover, explore innovative treatment options and investigates health inequalities
Global COVID-19 responses could help to end HIV
Global COVID-19 responses could serve as a coordinated approach to end the HIV pandemic - bettering global immunisation to both viruses.
The importance of animal health surveillance
Janeth George from SACIDS Foundation for One Health and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, details enhancing the effectiveness of animal health surveillance in Africa through a systems-based integrative research approach
Food allergy in Africa
What information is available for food allergy in Africa?
Next-generation digital tools for mobility in research & health
Beatrix Vereijken and Lynn Rochester share how Mobilise-D develops digital technology to measure mobility in daily life to transform clinical research and health.
The global cost of visual impairment
250 million people suffer from visual impairment at a global cost of $3 trillion, Translational Imaging Innovations explain.
Removing the blindfold on antimicrobial resistance
Here, several academic experts explain what we need to know about removing the blindfold on antimicrobial resistance - by strengthening clinical microbiology laboratories in resource-limited settings.
Addressing inequalities early in life
The trajectory of a human’s life course is by no means determined at birth. Nevertheless, the circumstances a child is born into and events taking place during the early childhood, or even gestation, shape life-course trajectories.
Clinical trials begin for three mRNA HIV vaccines
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched Phase 1 clinical trials for three mRNA HIV vaccines.
Study finds Brainomix’s e-Stroke software improves stroke treatment rates
Jeff Wyrtzen, Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Brainomix, explores a study proving that e-Stroke software improves stroke treatment rates
The life-threatening perseverance of HIV stigma
The stigma, discrimination and lack of understanding around HIV is still persisting even 41 years after the first reported case
Stillbirth rates double for some ethnic minorities in the UK
The rates of stillbirths in Black and South Asian communities are still double those of the rest of the population, despite an overall downward trend across the UK.
Only 50% of transgender patients feel supported by doctors
Only half of transgender patients report supportive primary care experiences, with more understanding healthcare experiences decreasing psychological distress.
Continued COVID face mask mandates could save healthcare billions
Maintaining face mask mandates and use between two to 10 weeks after vaccination could save almost $3 billion in direct medical costs across the U.S..
Underserved and poorer communities twice as likely to smoke
Underserved communities are at nearly double the risk of smoking dependency according to new research publishing in CANCER the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society
Increased vaccine inequalities in UK ethnic minority groups
COVID vaccine rollout led to vaccine inequalities in UK ethnic minority groups, with a decline in people’s willingness to take up vaccination.
Are animal CBD products safe?
Suzette Smiley-Jewell, PhD & Pamela J. Lein, PhD from the University of California, Davis, explore the extent to which animal CBD products are safe
