Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A potential game-changer for emergency medicine: Synthetic platelets

Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who's bleeding severely. You know your patient's life is in danger, but there's not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. ...

Medical research

New study finds systematic biases at play in clinical trials

Randomized controlled trials, or RCTs, are believed to be the best way to study the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical research. However, a recent study from Michigan State University found that people of color ...

Medications

Study compares weight gain across eight common antidepressants

New evidence comparing weight gain under eight different first-line antidepressants finds that bupropion users are 15–20% less likely to gain a clinically significant amount of weight than users of sertraline, the most ...

Oncology & Cancer

The current state of immunotherapy in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health concern worldwide, characterized by high incidence and mortality rates. Despite advances in treatment, metastatic CRC (mCRC) remains particularly challenging.

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