Diseases & Conditions

9+ min ago   (388+ words) Malawi’s First Vice-President, Jane Ansah, has appealed to women to seek medical attention as soon as they detect unusual changes in their breasts, warning that late diagnosis continues to undermine efforts to combat one of the country’s most persistent health…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (329+ words) The University of Western Australia has marked the 50th anniversary of its Discipline of General Practice, celebrating five decades of contribution to medical education, research and community health. The event brought together past and present staff, alumni, students, general practice preceptors…...

5+ min ago   (451+ words) Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is a growing condition in Australia, with more than 400,000 people and counting living with dementia. Currently around 244 people each day are joining the population with dementia. Dr Dean Sherzai And Dr Ayesha Sherzai are a husband-wife…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (513+ words) Most people know someone with Alzheimer’s disease. When I was growing up, my grandmother struggled with dementia, and I saw firsthand how difficult that was for our family. That experience was one reason I became a neurotoxicologist who studies how…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (470+ words) An artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help doctors predict a woman's risk of developing breast cancer years in advance, according to new research. In a new study, published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers at NYU Langone Health and…...

50+ min ago   (643+ words) As Prof Joseph Okwuabudike Ojukwu, MFR, clocked 100 years on September 26, 2026, his life stands as a remarkable record of medicine, public service, family devotion, business responsibility and quiet, enduring leadership. At King’s College, Joseph distinguished himself academically and in leadership. He…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago   (250+ words) Fourth try follows manufacturing fixes as HLB seeks green light for liver cancer combo HLB(028300) said on the 12th that it, along with its U.S. subsidiary Elevar Therapeutics and China's Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, resubmitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an…...

14+ min ago   (353+ words) Changes in the appearance of the breast, skin or nipple can also warrant medical attention, yet they may be easier to overlook or dismiss. And while Breast Cancer Awareness Month quite rightly places the focus on women’s health, men need…...

27+ min ago   (964+ words) Scientists have a study of cat cancer genetics, uncovering unexpected similarities between feline tumors and human cancers. The discoveries could pave the way for precision cancer treatments in cats while also offering new insights into the development of human cancers…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (697+ words) Prostate cancer patients whose disease returns at the biochemical level after surgery may be able to undergo seven fewer radiation treatments without a significant difference in cancer control, although the shorter regimen was associated with more gastrointestinal side effects, a…...