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The largest randomized Drug Eluting Balloon trial, SELUTION DeNovo, has shown that a SELUTION SLR(TM) DEB treatment strategy is non-inferior to a systematic DES treatment strategy in real-world coronary de novo lesions. The trial, which enrolled 3,323 patients across 62 international sites, demonstrated a target vessel failure (TVF)
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Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research have discovered that autoantibodies, specifically targeting type I interferons, are a key feature in severe COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The study found that hospitalized patients had significantly higher levels of autoantibodies targeting various proteins, including ACE2, MPO, IFNO, IFNa1,
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG have extended their partnership to support endemic countries in scaling up free-of-charge treatment against three deadly neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Since 2002, Bayer AG has been donating medicines to WHO's work on NTDs, and the five-year extension
Disease eradication
World Polio Day is marked on October 24 to raise awareness about polio and its prevention through regular vaccination. Since 1988, the World Health Assembly has been working to eradicate the disease, with massive success achieved so far. According to UNICEF, cases of polio have fallen by 99.9 percent
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In the lead-up to World Polio Day, the Lambayeque Regional Health Management in Peru has announced a week-long vaccination campaign aimed at protecting children under 5 years of age against polio and other diseases. The regional immunization coordinator, Jose Antonio Enriquez Salazar, emphasized the importance of completing vaccination schedules to
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In the lead-up to World Polio Day, the Lambayeque Regional Health Management in Peru has announced a week-long vaccination campaign aimed at protecting children under 5 years of age against polio and other diseases. According to Jose Antonio Enriquez Salazar, the Geresa regional immunization coordinator, the campaign seeks to complete
Diseases
Cholera outbreaks are escalating globally, with more than 6,800 deaths reported this year alone. This number already surpasses the 6,000 deaths recorded in the entire previous year, which saw a 50% increase from 2023. The most severe outbreaks are occurring in Africa, where conflict is exacerbating the spread
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Speaking during the World Polio Day rally in Bauchi, UNICEF's Global Special Behavioural Change Manager and Head of World Polio Outbreak Response, Dr. Panchanan Achari, called on governments, partners, and communities to intensify efforts to ensure that no child is left unvaccinated. The rally, which was attended by
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World Polio Day is marked on October 24 to raise awareness about polio and its prevention through regular vaccination. Since 1988, the World Health Assembly has been working to eradicate the disease, with massive success achieved so far. According to UNICEF, cases of polio have fallen by 99.9 percent
Diseases
INVE Aquaculture and Dalan Animal Health have joined forces to tackle one of the shrimp industry's greatest challenges: disease management. The collaboration aims to accelerate the development of innovative solutions for shrimp disease prevention, addressing a critical obstacle to sustainable shrimp production worldwide. Dalan Animal Health is developing
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Scientists from Punjab, India, have made a breakthrough in understanding the therapeutic potential of plant-derived phytochemicals in treating Parkinson's disease. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, researchers found that phytochemicals such as baicalein, morin, ferulic acid, and bacopa demonstrate neuroprotective
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Researchers at the Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale in Italy have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of Parkinson's disease research. A 45-year-old patient with a rare case of early-onset Parkinson's disease, associated with intellectual disability, was found to have a previously unknown pathogenic sequence
