The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space

During the course, King was part of a team tasked with identifying research that could be conducted in space with the best potential impact on humankind. Her team landed on the concept of crystallizing drugs in microgravity. There was data stacked up on the International Space Station hinting at the potential to “absolutely revolutionize cancer … Read more

Canine parvovirus kills more than 10 dogs as it sweeps through Latrobe Valley, Victoria and experts say it could spread

A deadly canine virus is sweeping through Victoria’s Gippsland, and has killed dozens of pet dogs in just weeks. Canine parvovirus (PVC) is a problem globally, but the recent flare up in Latrobe Valley has prompted urgent calls to pet owners in the eastern state, as experts fear the painful disease could continue to spread. … Read more

RSV vaccine Beyfortus (nirsevimab) recently approved by TGA to be made available to babies in QLD, NSW

Newborn babies in Queensland can get a free new vaccine for a respiratory virus that is the most common reason for hospitalisation of younger children in Australia. In New South Wales, the state government is making the vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) available for health-vulnerable babies, including those born prematurely and with compromised immune … Read more

U.S. Surgeons Transplant Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Into Patient

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday that it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been … Read more

A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time

Slayman received his first kidney transplant in 2018 from a human donor. The donor kidney initially functioned well, but Slayman started to go into kidney failure after years of living with diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, which can eventually result in kidney failure. He had no choice but to go on … Read more

Man dies in Oregon hospital when nurse allegedly replaced fentanyl with tap water

A nurse at an Oregon hospital allegedly replaced pain medication with non-sterile tap water, introducing bacteria that led to a patient’s death, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. Horace Wilson was admitted to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Centre in Medford with a lacerated spleen and broken ribs sustained when he fell from a ladder in … Read more

Global shortage of ADHD medication Vyvanse leaves Australian mother ‘a complete mess’

When Jane McFadden began taking Vyvanse, the “music” in her head stopped for the first time in her life. “Before I started taking medication, I felt like I was constantly overwhelmed, in constant anxiety and felt like I had all of these music tracks going on in my head all the time,” the Sunshine Coast … Read more

Giant review – Modern opera about grave-robbing and medicine grips powerfully | Theatre | Entertainment

The British composer and sound designer Sarah Angliss received her inspiration for this new opera from a visit to the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons where she saw the huge skeleton of the man known as The Irish Giant. The museum started as a private collection of the esteemed anatomist and surgeon … Read more

The questions eating disorder experts have about weight loss medications

There is still much researchers don’t know about popular weight loss medications — and those lack of studies could have consequences for eating disorders, according to experts. The medication semaglutide, sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy, is a kind of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist or GLP-1 agonist. While originally prescribed for diabetes, … Read more