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Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure
Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical…
Planning to use drugs at a festival on a scorching summer day? Heres why extreme heat might make MDMA riskier
Sydney and other parts of Australia have just experienced a significant heat wave, with temperatures reaching highs of well over 40°C. In Sydney in particular,…
Gene therapy shows promise for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
In a recent study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, a group of researchers evaluated the effectiveness of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated Plakophilin 2 (PKP2) delivery in…
'I don't want my children to witness my last months of agony'
As it’s revealed Dame Diana Rigg made a plea in her final weeks for assisted dying to be legalised, campaigners on both sides and seriously…
These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
On a recent November evening, Angie Phoenix waited at a pharmacy here in Colorado’s second-largest city to pick up prescription drugs to treat her high…
CAR-T cell therapy remains viable for patients in lymphoma remission, study finds
Reviewed A study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that CAR-T immunotherapy remains…
Experimental vaccine appears promising as a preventive of a rare HPV-linked cancer
An experimental vaccine against human papillomavirus—HPV—appears to be safe, and most importantly, benefits patients who develop a rare airway cancer that manifests as recurrent obstructive…
$4.4 million grant drives forward standardization of social determinants of health data in EHRs
Reviewed LOINC® and Health Data Standards at Regenstrief Institute has received a $4.4 million grant from the Regenstrief Foundation to support expansion of work on…
Researchers are upbeat about cardiac regeneration
Think of them as the Energizer Bunnies of the heart, tiny natural batteries that keep this vital organ beating 100,000 times a day as it…