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Liver transplant options for children ‘safer now’Alternatives to whole liver transplantation (WLT), such as splitting a liver for two recipients or using a part of a liver from a living donor, have improved significantly, said John Hopkins in a new study of paediatric liver transplant recipien More… |
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Low-salt DASH diet effective against high BP: studyCombining a low-salt diet with the heart-healthy DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet substantially lowers systolic blood pressure, especially in people with higher baseline systolic readings, according to new research by Johns Ho More… |
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Surgery by trainee doctors ‘equally safe’Brain and spine surgery is no more risky when physicians-in-training participate, a new study has found. Patients have nothing to fear from having residents — physicians-in-training — assist in those operations, sugges More… |
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Bahrain in move to upgrade sickle cell treatmentA leading US hospital is to help Bahrain’s Health Ministry upgrade treatment of sickle cell anaemia patients, a report said. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) collaborates with affili More… |
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Popular HIV drug ‘may cause memory declines’The way the body metabolizes a commonly prescribed anti-retroviral drug that is used long term by patients infected with HIV may contribute to cognitive impairment by damaging nerve cells, a new Johns Hopkins research said. Nearly 50 pe More… |
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Seha hospital launches neonatal trainingCorniche Hospital, a top maternity and neonatal healthcare facility owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), has launched a new fellowship programme in neonatal medicine. The course was developed by the hospit More… |
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John Hopkins says develops anticancer drugScientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, working with Danish researchers, have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel - undetected by normal cells - through the bloodstream until activated by specific cancer proteins. More… |
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Uric acid linked to high blood pressureTeens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure (BP), according to results of research from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Although the findings do not establish a cause-and-ef More… |
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Kidney transplant ‘less likely at profit centres’Kidney disease patients treated at for-profit dialysis centres are 20 per cent less likely to be informed about transplant options than those at nonprofit centres, said a new report. The patients are more likely to be referred for the pote More… |
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Arthritis linked to early ovary removalHaving both ovaries removed before age 45 is strongly associated with low-bone mineral density and arthritis in later years, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins oncologists and epidemiologists. The analysis covered several thousand w More… |
