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Guidelines favour patient education, physical activity and exercise, with imaging reserved for cases where serious disease is suspected, say doctors

A father of three thought his knee pain had a benign cause. Doctors found advanced, treatment-resistant cancer.

Global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is to invest $50 million to carry out dozens of clinical trials in Abu Dhabi in a major partnership with one of the emirate's leading hospitals. The company is joining forces with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in a long-term drive to address pressing healthcare challenges, with the first studies expected to start bef

A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.

Un studiu clinic de amploare menit să evalueze vaccinurile împotriva virusului Ebola Bundibugyo a început vineri în estul Republicii Democratice Congo (RDC), primii participanți fiind vaccinați în contextul în care țara se confruntă cu cel mai mare focar înregistrat vreodată al virusului, notează Xinhua.

"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose," board chair Jack Leslie said.

A newly FDA-cleared PTSD treatment uses personalized brain mapping and magnetic stimulation to target abnormal brain activity, with a clinical trial reporting a 52% reduction in symptoms and 68% remission. Researchers believe the technology could transform PTSD care and pave the way for more precise treatments for other mental health conditions.

Hospital Superintendent says decision to provide SMA patients with a less expensive, generic version of the original molecule against SMA, in place of the imported original drug costing several lakhs of rupees for a single vial, was taken by a technical committee comprising experts in the field

Concurso da Fundação Gaspar Vianna terá 215 vagas no Pará As inscrições para o concurso da Fundação Hospital de Clínicas Gaspar Vianna (FHCGV), no Pará, foram prorrogadas até as 16h da próxima terça-feira, 27. Os interessados devem se inscrever pela internet, no site do Instituto Consulplan, responsável pela organização do concurso. Ao todo, são 215 vagas im

A new bipartisan bill aims to speed rare disease drug development by making clinical trials faster, cheaper and more accessible to patients.

Former world number one vows to show ‘fighting qualities’

Mark Allen says he is working to "turn things around" and reveals he spent time in a mental health clinic before returning to snooker.

Amid a flood of desperate foreign nationals and a shortage of TB and HIV drugs, staff are now forced into a heart-rending position: turn away people who are ‘crying for life-saving medication’.

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