Researchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM); and doctors from Hospital del Mar, have demonstrated the effectiveness of a drug for treating metastatic bladder cancer in patients; who did not respond to the usual treatment. The preliminary results of an ongoing clinical trial show that TAK-228, a…
The researches find that the experimental multiple myeloma treatment has shown a meaningful response in patients that have run out of three previous treatment options, in a boost for the British drugmaker’s cancer drug business. Two doses of belantamab mafodotin helped subdue the disease in adults who had received three prior treatments for multiple myeloma;…
Dialysis has associated with increased complication rates following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The current literature on this issue limited and does not distinguish between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the differences in the infection and other complication rates after THA; or TKA…
The researches find that the thrombocytopenia and bleeding are events that often occur together in neonates, this may not signify cause and effect. In fact, one study reported that 91% of neonates with low platelet counts did not develop major hemorrhage. Despite this, platelet counts are regarded as a reliable marker to determine the need…
Chip which is of the coin size in which cartilage is cultivated; and later subjected to mechanical stress so that it produces the effects of osteoarthritis (OA). Such an extraordinary result is achieved at the Politecnico di Milano Laboratory MiMic (Microfluidic and Biomimetic Microsystems); by Marco Rasponi from the Milan-based campus, the study’s coordinator alongside…
The researches find that the It is often assumed that people use antibiotics inappropriately because they don’t understand enough about the spread of drug resistant superbugs, and closing the knowledge gap will change this behaviour. A new study led by Warwick University Assistant Professor Marco J Haenssgen challenges this view. The study; published in the…
Mild hearing loss is common among people with ankylosing spondylitis, particularly in older patients regardless of disease severity, researchers have found. The study, “Hearing loss in ankylosing spondylitis,” was published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints that connect the end of the spine to…
The study find that the age limit for paying patient co-payments, or out-of-pocket prices, their medical consultations in primary care decrease by 7%, a study shows. The groups affected most are women and low-income earners. Therefore “It’s interesting that, despite relatively low charges, they find a fall in the number of physician visits,” says Naimi…