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Vaccine shows promise against aggressive breast cancer

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A small clinical trial shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors. Conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis with a therapy designed by WashU Medicine researchers, the trial is the first to report results for this type of vaccine — known as a neoantigen DNA vaccine — for breast cancer patients.

Journal: Genome Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Long Covid could cost the economy billions every year

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working days lost to long Covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Journal: BMJ Open

Singer Amy Grant’s personal testimonial shines light on No. 1 threat to women’s health

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

Grammy Award winner shares how her surprise heart diagnosis inspires her to support the mission of the American Heart Association

Researchers reveal why a key tuberculosis drug works against resistant strains

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rutgers Health study uncovers vulnerabilities in drug-resistant TB, offering hope for improved treatments.

Journal: Nature Communications

The Lancet: Over 800 million adults living with diabetes, more than half not receiving treatment, global study suggests

The Lancet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in The Lancet. Additionally, 445 million adults aged 30 years and older with diabetes (59%) did not receive treatment in 2022, three and a half times the number in 1990.

Journal: The Lancet

Adverse events affect over 1 in 3 surgery patients, US study finds

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adverse events affect more than a third (38%) of adults undergoing surgery, finds a study of admissions to 11 hospitals in the US state of Massachusetts, published by The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ
Funder: Controlled Risk Insurance Company and the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions

Outsourcing adult social care has contributed to England’s care crisis, argue experts

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Outsourcing adult social care services in England to the private sector since the 1980s has led to worse care and should be rolled back, argue experts in The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ