New research led by a professor at NUI Galway is set to change how doctors treat some patients with high blood pressure—a condition that affects more than one in four men and one in five
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COVID-19 Vaccine Failure in Patients With Blood Cancers
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID vaccines do not work well for patients with hematologic malignancies, new data suggest. A small study involving 67 such patients
Recovered COVID-19 patients may develop blood clots due to overactive immune response
People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study led by Nanyang
Gift boosts efforts to understand and combat rare cancers
Curing cancer has been the dream of countless doctors and researchers over the decades. Yet some types of cancer, whether because they affect relatively few people or lack influential advocates, receive less attention and funding
Genome analysis of more than 53,000 people offers valuable insights into dangerous diseases
A new analysis of the entire genetic makeup of more than 53,000 people offers a bonanza of valuable insights into heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders, paving the way for new and better ways to
Study identifies three clinical COVID-19 phenotypes
In a new study, researchers identify three clinical COVID-19 phenotypes, reflecting patient populations with different comorbidities, complications and clinical outcomes. The three phenotypes are described in a paper published this week in the open-access journal
High blood pressure puts one in three Nigerians at risk
Nearly a third of Nigerians experience high blood pressure, a figure which has grown by 540 percent since 1995, a study suggests. The rate is increasing faster in women than men and more than half
Blood from critically ill COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that contribute to clotting
A McMaster University-led study has teased out the reason for blood clots caused by COVID-19, a serious potential complication of the virus. Blood from critically ill COVID-19 patients contains antibodies that can contribute to clotting,
Delays in TB diagnosis often exceed WHO’s recommendations, shows study
Tuberculosis remains a rare disease in the United States, but when it does occur, delays in diagnosing it often exceed recommendations by the World Health Organization, according to a new report by Harvard Medical School
Scientists develop AI platform to assess blood vessel anomalies and eye disease
An international team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that could one day be used in