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A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus. UK experts say the low-dose steroid treatment is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus. It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on […]
I woke up in a panic the other morning. I immediately shot out of bed, went to the bathroom and grabbed my prescription bottle from the cabinet. I poured its contents onto the counter and started counting. I wasn’t looking to get high or escape. I was contemplating when my prescription would run out and […]
The parents of a nine-month-old girl who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have raised €1.9m ($ 2m; £1.7m) to cover the cost of her life-saving treatment. Pia, who lives in the Belgian city of Antwerp, requires the drug Zolgensma, which has not been approved for use in Europe but is available in the US. The […]
As many as 2,500 more organs could be made available for transplant in the UK if families spoke more openly about donating after death, says the NHS Blood and Transplant organisation. It is hoped the more that people talk about their wishes, the easier it will be for relatives to agree to donations. Last year […]
A donor kidney has been delivered to surgeons at a US hospital via drone, in the first flight of its kind. Many see huge potential for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) delivering medical products, with some drones already doing so in Africa. The US flight required a specially-designed drone which was able to maintain and monitor […]
If I offered you a superfood that would make you live longer, would you be interested? Naturally it reduces the chances of debilitating heart attacks and strokes as well as life-long diseases such as type-2 diabetes. And it helps keep your weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels down. I should mention it’s cheap and widely […]