Infections from soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), commonly known as intestinal parasitic worms, are among the most widespread neglected tropical diseases and impose a significant health burden in low- and middle-income countries, particularly among school-aged children. These infections often lead to chronic health issues that can cause disability, social stigma, and for their substantial economic impacts on communities. STHs are notorious role in nutrient loss, which can contribute to neurocognitive impairments, stunted growth and development, and persistent fatigue in affected children. Additionally, these parasites are a major cause of morbidity and complications during pregnancy. The standard diagnostic method for STHs involves manual microscopy, which requires up to 10 minutes per slide and is hindered by a lack of skilled professionals and access to necessary equipment and lab infrastructure in highly affected regions. There is a pressing need for improved diagnostic techniques, particularly for detecting infections of mild intensity, to effectively manage and ...
Researchers from University College London (UCL) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have revealed how specific nasal cells differ in children and elderly people when protecting against COVID-19. Published in Nature Microbiology, the study used cells donated from healthy participants from Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. Researchers focused on the early effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infections using the human nasal epithelial cells (NECs) gathered from children aged up to 11 years, adults aged 30 to 50 years, as well as elderly people aged over 70 years. After using specialised techniques to regrow these cells into the different types usually found in the nose, researchers used single-cell RNA sequencing to identify the genetic networks and functions of thousands of individual cells to identify 24 epithelial cell types. The cell cultures from each age group were then either mock-infected or infected with SARS-CoV-2. After three ...
Shanghai, China, April, 17th, 2024 – Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (2696.HK) announced that the investigational new drug application (IND) for the clinical trial of HLX53, an anti-TIGIT Fc fusion protein, in combination with HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab, HLX10) and HANBEITAI (bevacizumab, HLX04) for the first line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). A phase 2 clinical trial will be initiated to evaluate the safety, tolerance and efficacy of the multiple immunotherapy-based treatment combinations in patients with advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancy in the world. According to GLOBALCAN 2022, there are about 870,000 new cases diagnosed and 760,000 deaths for the tumour in the globe. Meanwhile, primary liver cancer (PLC) is the fourth most common cause and the second mortality cancer in China, with about 370,000 new cases and 320,000 deaths in ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are increasingly being utilized in various clinical settings, such as dermatology. These algorithms are developed by training a computer with hundreds of thousands or millions of images of various skin conditions, each labeled with details like the diagnosis and patient outcomes. Through a process known as deep learning, the computer learns to identify patterns in the images that are indicative of specific skin diseases, including cancers. Once sufficiently trained, the algorithm can suggest potential diagnoses based on new images of a patient’s skin. However, these algorithms do not operate in isolation; they are used under the supervision of clinicians who evaluate the patient, make their own diagnostic assessments, and decide whether to follow the algorithm’s recommendations. Now, a new study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine (Stanford, CA, USA) has found that AI algorithms, which utilize deep learning, can enhance the accuracy of diagnosing skin cancers. ...
Mike Hollan Users will be able to access DeepScribe’s documentation platform through AWS. DeepScribe announced that its ambient AI clinical documentation software is available as a purchasing option on Amazon’s AWS Marketplace.1 This includes the entirety of Deepscribe’s platform, including Customization Studio, Clinical Moments, and Real-Time. Healthcare organizations will have the ability to deploy ambient AI that integrates directly with their HER. In a press release, DeepScribe co-founder and COO said, “Our inclusion in the AWS Marketplace is made possible by our work with AWS as well as the integrity of our enterprise-ready AI clinical documentation solution. The increased accessibility will enable enterprise healthcare organizations to consolidate their cloud spend and more easily deploy DeepScribe to address the critical issue of clinician burnout as it automates clinical documentation, improves efficiency, and allows greater focus on delivering patient care.” In the same press release, Deepscribe’s co-founder and CEO Akilesh Bapu said, ...
The Securities Association of China plans to take strict self-discipline measures and have “zero tolerance” for bribery. Recently, the Securities Association of China plans to amend some provisions of the “Securities Association of China Implementation Measures for Self-Discipline Measures” to thoroughly implement the Party Central Committee’s decision-making and deployment on insisting on investigating both bribery and bribery, and severely punish bribery in the capital market with a “zero tolerance” attitude . Recently, companies such as Dashanlin and Huayu Software were punished for bribery by their units, thus becoming negative examples in the capital market. Racing to gain acreage on the commercial battlefield and seeking fame in the capital market is the current situation of Da Shen Lin (603233.SH). On the evening of April 12, an announcement released by Dashenlin showed that the company received a “Criminal Judgment”. Its subsidiary Maoming Dashenlin Chain Pharmacy Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Maoming Subsidiary”) ...
Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a work plan to organize and carry out special actions on advertising supervision in the field of people’s livelihood across the country from April to November 2024. Among them, the first thing to bear the brunt is to maintain a high-pressure and severe crackdown on illegal medical beauty advertising. The document emphasizes that the release of medical beauty advertisements should be strictly regulated, and illegal behaviors such as publishing medical beauty advertisements without advertising review, creating anxiety about appearance, and exaggerating the effects of medical beauty will be severely cracked down on. Seriously investigate and deal with the behavior of platforms, live broadcast rooms, beauty anchors, and celebrities publishing illegal medical beauty advertisements in live broadcast marketing. No.9 Observation will continue to observe the medical beauty industry and the general health industry. Under the strong supervision of the medical beauty industry by ...
On April 9, 2024, Beijing Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinovac Holdings Biotechnology Ltd. (Sinovac Biotech), obtained the approval for registration of the 5-dose Sabin Strain Inactivated Polio Vaccine (Vero Cells) (hereinafter referred to as the 5-dose sIPV) developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. from the National Drug Administration (NDA) for the prevention of polio caused by the poliovirus types I, II and III. (hereinafter referred to as “sIPV”) received the approval of drug registration from the State Drug Administration (NMPA) for the prevention of poliomyelitis caused by poliovirus types I, II and III (commonly known as “polio”), and is suitable for the immunization of children aged 2 months and above. Compared with the single-dose sIPV vaccine, the 5-dose sIPV vaccine can significantly reduce the global immunization cost, and has been listed as an urgently needed variety in the WHO Polio Eradication Action Plan, and the launch of Sinovac Biotech ...
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories announced the launch of the drug-free non-invasive migraine management wearable device Nerivio in Germany through its step-down subsidiary betapharm. The launch marks the company’s entry into digital therapeutics in Europe. Nerivio is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), and is CE-mark certified in Europe. Nerivio was presented in 2023 by Dr Reddy’s at the DGN Kongress organised by the German Association of Neurology in Berlin, and the 17th European Headache Congress held in Barcelona, Spain. Dr Reddy’s will present and launch Nerivio during the Neurological Association of South Africa annual congress on April 17, 2024, in the presence of Dr Stewart Tepper, Professor of Neurology at the Geisel School of Medicine – Dartmouth, and Vice President, New England Institute for Neurology and Headache. In May 2024, Nerivio will also be presented at International Headache Society 2024 iHEAD meeting in Berlin, Germany. In subsequent ...
Sanna Uskela et al., at North Karelia Central Hospital-Heart Center, Finland, conducted a retrospective single-center registry study that focused on the use of drug-coated balloon (DCB)-only strategy for treating de novo left main coronary artery disease. This study is significant as it addresses a treatment approach that has not been extensively studied before, particularly in the context of high bleeding risk (HBR) patients. The study included all consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for a de novo left main coronary artery lesion using the DCB-only strategy between August 2011 and December 2018. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) including cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization (TLR). The cohort was divided into two groups based on whether the lesion preparation was done according to the international consensus group guidelines. Key findings from the study include: (1) The study included 66 patients with a ...
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