Medicine

Medicine

The probability that frozen tissue will benefit the person who froze it is remote. The chance of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer, currently stands at one in 20,000.

On that sunny March morning, in a small health center in Lobamba, a rural area of Eswatini, this 32-year-old sex worker has just become one of the first people in the world to receive lenacapavir, a drug that, administered twice a year, offers nearly 100% protection against HIV.

Hannah Dyos, diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, was transferred to King's College Hospital where she underwent a life-saving liver transplant, expressing gratitude for her donor and the staff.

"This argues for the need to sustain such policies and shows that it is possible to right the wrongs retroactively, which is a powerful idea," said Kenneth Michelson, MD, MPH, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Emergency Medicine and a co-author of the study.

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second-most-common neurodegenerative cause of dementia, after Alzheimer's Disease. But it's the most-common cause that doesn't receive sufficient attention.

The frenular delta, described as a V-shaped or Y-shaped area on the underside of the penis, is packed with specialized nerve endings that create intense pleasure.

Small organic molecules underpin modern life, from medicines and flavours to advanced materials. Much of this functional diversity comes from shape: modest changes in a molecule's 3D structure can completely change its properties.

Aidan O'Brien faces a series of allegations including that he failed to provide good clinical care to 10 patients between 2011 and 2019.

DNA damage can originate from internal sources like metabolic by-products or normal cellular activities, as well as external factors such as cosmic radiation, diet, and pollution.

When Lorraine Kelly Donnelly felt a cramp in her left hand at the start of 2025, she didn't think anything of it. But when a week later the pain was still there, she made an appointment to see her GP.

The Stanley Family Foundation announced another $280 million for the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute earlier this month, bringing its total contributions to the Massachusetts-based nonprofit over $1 billion.

Emma's first shift in the ER is marked by chaotic and traumatic cases, including maggots in a cast and a drug overdose, testing her emotional resilience.

The condition, called recessive RNU2-2-related neurodevelopmental disorder, is associated with seizures and severe developmental delay in children less than a year-old, in areas such as speech and walking.

Alloclae means that those who don't want to remove their own fat... can now receive a one-off set of injections from external, and crucially, deceased donor sources.

There is a piece of advice given to doctors in moments like this: Check your own pulse. Each person in the room has a role, and we perform it best with steady hands and measured voices.

Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, technological advancement of reproductive medicine has enabled millions to have children, marking a significant milestone in medical history.

Marshall Leese, 31, of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with kidnap, theft of a motor vehicle and failing to provide a specimen for analysis.

C4b-binding protein (C4BP) was identified as the missing cofactor that allows anti-phosphatidylethanolamine (aPE) antibodies to exert their damaging effects, linking them to thrombosis and pregnancy complications.

"It really works, and I think it would work in other wars," said Rina Reznik, a medic from eastern Ukraine. She studied neurobiology at university, and currently serves as the head of medical supplies in the Azov Brigade. "It's cutting-edge technology."

The Pitt is set in almost real time over a single shift in the overstretched emergency department of a busy Pittsburgh hospital, showcasing the chaos and urgency faced by healthcare professionals.

The United States-Israel war on Iran has disrupted about one-third of global supplies of helium, which is critical for medical uses such as MRI scans, as well as in high-tech industries such as the semiconductor sector.