Category: Features
Support from social media community helps improve the outlook of chronically ill patients
Social media can help people with chronic illnessease their worries and connect them to health information, reducing their anxiety and depression, a new U.S. study suggests. In a nine-month experiment with liver-transplant patients, researchers found that participants came to rely […]
Thailand battling drug-resistant malaria
Once a smuggling stop for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guerrillas, Thailand’s border town of Bo Rai finds itself on the frontline of a new battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria that could frustrate global attempts to stamp out the disease. Malaria […]
Ebola victims bring Sierra Leone government to court over alleged corruption
Two survivors in Sierra Leone of the deadly Ebola disease have sued the government, saying that it mismanaged funds during the outbreak that claimed more than 3,000 people. More than 11,300 people died in total during the worst outbreak of […]
How Zika causes nerve disorder
New findings are shedding light on how the mosquito-borne Zika virus causes a rare neurological condition. Experts say this discovery can have implications on how companies develop Zika vaccines. The Zika outbreak that swept through the Americas in 2015 and […]
Head and neck cancer affect the cognitive functions of survivors in the long run
Survivors of head and neck cancers are more likely to see their cognitive abilities decline, a recent study suggests. The findings are drawn from cognitive assessments for 80 survivors of these tumours and a control group of 40 otherwise similar […]
Seasonal flu more fatal globally than previously thought
Seasonal flu claims the lives of at least 646, 000 people annually, U.S health officials warn, more than previously thought. Global death rates from seasonal influenza are likely between 291,000 and 646,000 people each year, depending on the severity of […]
FDA proposes new fast path to market for certain medical devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently proposed creating a new fast track to market for certain medical devices and a potential reduction in the amount of safety data required for approval. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced the proposal in a […]
Motorcycle passengers have higher head injury risks than motorcycle drivers
A study in the U.S has found that motorcycle passengers are less likely than drivers to wear helmets which increases their risk to suffer traumatic brain injuries in crashes. Researchers studied almost 80,000 motorcycle drivers and nearly 6,000 passengers who […]
Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions
Postmenopausal women should not use hormone therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions. Experts say this is because the risk of significant side effects outweighs the unclear evidence of a benefit. Most chronic conditions – coronary heart disease, dementia, stroke, fractures, […]
Eye injection Aflibercept proves effective in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV), common in Asia Pacific
Pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer recently announced that its anti-VEGF treatment aflibercept solution for injection into the eye is effective as monotherapy in patients who have Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV). PCV is a subtype of wet age-related macular degeneration […]
