Irish Pakistani Professionals Association (IPPA) Annual Event 2024
The annual event of the Irish Pakistani Professionals Association (IPPA) is set to take place in 2024, as reported by Irish Medical Times. This event brings together professionals from the…
Super Bowl Rally Shooting Victims Pick Up Pieces, but Gun Violence Haunts Their Lives
KFF Health News and KCUR are following the stories of people injured during the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration. Survivors are seeking a sense of…
Agency launches development of tear-based biomarker measurement system
At the AAO meeting, Dr. Calvin Roberts discusses two "moonshot" ophthalmology programs from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health. The Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program aims to…
Future of Medicare, Atul Gawande,
Get your daily dose of health and medicine with STAT's free newsletter Morning Rounds. The latest STAT Summit featured discussions on topics like Atul Gawande and biased algorithms, the moral…
Better care at the end of life: encouraging patients to talk to their loved ones
In a study by Compassion in Dying, it was found that there are several lessons for healthcare professionals when it comes to improving decision-making processes with patients at the end…
Large study finds prolonged fasting for multiple orthopedic surgeries raises risk of malnutrition, worse outcomes
A study of over 28 million patients presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting found that multiple orthopedic surgeries during the same hospital stay increase the risk of malnutrition due…
Sweden becomes first country to meet global HIV targets
Sweden has achieved the UNAIDS and WHO targets for the HIV epidemic, making it the first country globally to reach these goals. The 95-95-95 target indicates that 95 percent of…
New Flu and Updated COVID Vaccines Greenlighted by Europe
The CHMP recommended marketing authorization for Fluad and Flucelvax vaccines for influenza immunization in Europe, ideal for children from 2 years old, adults, and those with comorbidities. They recommended a…
What Are Airport And Luggage Malaria? Discover Rare Infection Sources Rising In Europe
Malaria cases in Europe are increasing due to infected mosquitoes being transported on planes and in luggage, sparking local infections of Odyssean malaria. A study in Eurosurveillance identified 145 cases…
Gilead Sciences Voluntarily Pulls Drug for Bladder Cancer After Trial Failure
Gilead Sciences has voluntarily withdrawn cancer drug Trodelvy from the U.S. market for the treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma after a failed confirmatory study. The drug, an antibody drug conjugate…