How medical research is failing women. For years, the process for developing and testing new drugs has focused disproportionately on male bodies — to the detriment of female patients. ~life.women Link 25 votes
A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial ~health medicine Article 1038 words 17 votes
Gilead shot prevents all HIV cases in trial of African women ~science medicine Article 77 words 29 votes
mRNA melanoma vaccine halves the risk of death and recurrence ~health medicine Article 620 words, published Jun 4 2024 16 votes
There is no evidence that CBD products reduce chronic pain, and taking them is a waste of money and potentially harmful to health, new research finds ~health healthcare medicine Article 779 words 58 votes
Single dose of clinical-grade LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, wins approval for phase III trials ~health.mental Article 69 votes
AstraZeneca unveils successes in treatment of lung cancer – best-selling Tagrisso drug slows progression of most common form of the disease at an early stage ~science medicine Link 22 votes
Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear for the first time ~health Article 1820 words 30 votes
A quiet merger trial between antitrust enforcers and a pharma data giant called IQVIA reveals how bro-style executives control US medical data ~health Article 3249 words 13 votes
US FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use gene-editing tool CRISPR ~health Article 1493 words 49 votes
Neuralink is recruiting subjects for the first human trial of its brain-computer interface ~tech Article 554 words 9 votes
Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know ~science biology medicine Article 2344 words, published Sep 14 2023 11 votes
Menopause as a case in point; funding for research on women’s health is still a fraction of that available for men’s health ~health Article 909 words, published May 3 2023 20 votes
Wegovy may be valuable new option for heart failure patients ~health medicine Article 656 words 6 votes
An inhaled Covid vaccine booster was more than five-fold effective for inducing neutralizing antibodies at 28-days, and more durable at one-year, than shots, vs Omicron BA.5 in a randomized trial ~health medicine Link 18 votes
Lung cancer pill cuts risk of death by half, says ‘thrilling’ study ~health medicine Article 741 words 11 votes
The ‘breakthrough’ obesity drugs that have stunned researchers ~health fitness medicine Article 2229 words, published Jan 4 2023 17 votes
Near infrared light (940nm) improves COVID outcomes: Exciting randomized control trial ~health medicine Video 42:40 0 votes
New malaria vaccine is world-changing, say scientists ~health medicine Article 717 words, published Sep 8 2022 13 votes
Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel ~health medicine Article 645 words, published Mar 1 2021 18 votes
Time to assume that health research is fraudulent until proven otherwise? ~science medicine Article 1568 words 9 votes
First clinical trial confirms HIV vaccine using Moderna inoculation ~science medicine biology Article 1251 words 22 votes
Team behind Oxford Covid jab start final stage of malaria vaccine trials ~science medicine Article 383 words 7 votes
Scientists know masks limit the coronavirus’s spread, but it’s impossible for randomized trials to prove that ~health Article 1397 words 5 votes
Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response among old as well as young adults ~health Article 578 words 9 votes
World's first inactivated COVID-19 vaccine produces antibodies ~health medicine Article 597 words 12 votes
World Health Organization halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears ~health Article 752 words 9 votes
University of Oxford researchers have begun recruiting human volunteers for Phase II/III human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine ~health Article 1927 words 8 votes
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine shows encouraging early results ~health medicine Article 1205 words 5 votes
The latest obstacle in the search for a coronavirus treatment: Too many drug trials ~health Article 621 words 3 votes
Remdesivir in adults with severe COVID-19: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial ~health medicine Link 4 votes
Anthony Fauci calls US data from Gilead virus-drug trial ‘good news’ ~health medicine Article 5 votes
In race for a coronavirus vaccine, an Oxford group leaps ahead: As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys ~health medicine Article 6 votes
Accidentally released data from clinical trial of Gilead’s remdesivir in China showed no significant benefit for coronavirus patients ~health medicine Article 970 words 5 votes
Researchers call for relaxed standards in race to find coronavirus vaccine ~health Article 342 words 3 votes
World Health Organization launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments ~health Article 2420 words, published Mar 22 2020 5 votes
Canada's first coronavirus vaccine made in Saskatchewan is now in testing stages ~health Link 8 votes