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Clinical trial improves treatment of genetic rickets
A new study shows a drug developed in conjunction with investigators at Indiana University School of Medicine to alleviate symptoms
Fecal transplants may be best answer to antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Non-pharmaceutical treatment combats recurring Clostridium Difficile infections
Transplanting human donor fecal microbiota into the colon of a patient infected with Clostridiodes difficile (C. diff) may be the
Risk factors identified for patients undergoing knee replacements
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified
Statins safe for preventing cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis patients, study suggests
Results from a large clinical trial indicate that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to experience the same level of
Universal standards of care to Ebola virus disease
LSTM’s Senior Clinical Lecturer, Dr Shevin Jacob is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal
New non-antibiotic strategy for the treatment of bacterial meningitis
With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial
Lowering blood pressure prevents worsening brain damage in elderly: Study suggests more aggressive hypertension treatment could help preserve brain function as well as reduce cardiovascular events
Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130
Experimental drug lowers serum phosphate in phase 3 trial of hemodialysis patients: Tenapanor blocks intestinal phosphate absorption
An investigational drug that blocks intestinal phosphate absorption may help reduce the dangerously high blood levels of phosphate commonly seen
States with strict gun laws see more homicides when they border states with lax ones: Over a 5-year period, most guns found in states with strict gun laws were obtained from less restrictive states
Gun-related homicide rates in states with strict gun laws increase when neighboring states have less restrictive laws as a result