World Medical News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the world is only halfway to meeting its global target of extending essential health services to 1 billion more people without catastrophic out-of-pocket spending by 2025, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. More details…

New data reveals a dramatic rise in the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, among adolescents and young adults in the United States, ScienceNews reported yesterday. From 2020 to 2023, the number of 12 to…

A new non-invasive device has enabled over 40 people suffering from paralysis below the neck to regain partial control of their arms and hands, France 24 reported yesterday. The results of this large clinical trial, published in the journal Nature…

Australian and American researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence tool that can quickly and accurately classify brain tumors, VOA reported yesterday. The current method for identifying different types of brain tumors, while accurate, can take several weeks to produce…

Concerning new research suggests that severe heatwaves are leading to increased hospitalizations for children with asthma, New Scientist reported yesterday. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) analyzed electronic health data from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, along with…

A concerning new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that the ultraprocessed foods young children consume may significantly impact their cardiometabolic health later in life, CNN reported yesterday. The study analyzed data from over 1,400 children aged 3-6 across…

Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed, according to research. Scientists at the University of Oxford studied blood samples from more than 44,000 people in the UK Biobank, including over 4,900 people who…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has authorized a second dengue vaccine that could protect millions worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The vaccine, developed by the Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda, is recommended for use in children aged…

A new TB vaccine trial in South Africa offers hope for curbing the global TB epidemic, with promising results for adolescents and adults, VOA reported in a video yesterday. The M72 vaccine trial targets latent TB, preventing its activation in…

A pioneering CRISPR gene editing trial has demonstrated the potential to treat inherited retinal diseases, Science Daily reported yesterday. According to the article, about 79% of participants experienced measurable vision improvement after receiving the experimental CRISPR-based therapy designed to fix…