Increased incidence of TGCT: Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, may increase the risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published online today in PLOS ONE
Ovarian cancer, a really interesting road to treatment and cure it the one traced by the University of Chicago Medicine. An article by Tiha M. Long explains the correlation between the spread of ovarian cancer cells and their dependence on…
Cabotegravir, a WHO study: the HIV Prevention Trials Network study (HPTN 084) on the safety and efficacy of the long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug cabotegravir (CAB LA), for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in HIV-uninfected women,…
COVID-19, Itolizumab, a monoclonal antibody developed by the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM), in collaboration with the Indian company Biocon, has received authorization to begin phase III clinical trials in coronavirus patients in…
Tunisia, the startup Cure Bionics, by young Mohamed Dhaouafi, is developing a 3D printed solar-powered bionic hand for amputees in Africa. Composed of cubes similar to those of Lego, it grows by adapting to the physical growth of the child…
The vaccine for COVID-19 (COVAX, as it is defined) is being defined. Many studies, those of major pharmaceutical companies, are now completing phase 3, after which there are the authorization processes by the various regulators. After that,…
Familial hypercholesterolemia, a rare genetic disease that causes serious health consequences (e.g. heart attack and stroke) that require appropriate containment measures with appropriate medication and an appropriate lifestyle.
The Republic of Congo becomes the eighteenth AU member state that have signed the Treaty for the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA) on 15 October 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.