The henipaviruses, Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are known to cause fatal diseases in humans. In 2022, Langya henipavirus (LayV), a novel henipavirus was identified in Eastern...
The woman who had undergone the first living-donor uterus transplantation (LD UTx) in the UK earlier in 2023 for absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI)...
Qfitlia (Fitusiran), a novel siRNA-based treatment for haemophilia has received FDA approval. It is a small interfering RNA (siRNA) based therapeutic that interfere with natural anticoagulants such as...
Use of “BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart”, a titanium metal device has enabled the longest successful bridge to heart transplant lasting over three months. The...
Coma is a deep unconsciousness state associated with brain failure. Comatose patients are behaviourally unresponsive. These disorders of consciousness are usually transitory but may...
There are reports of outbreaks of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection in many parts of the world. In the backdrop of recent COVID-19 pandemic, hMPV...
Concizumab (commercial name, Alhemo), a monoclonal antibody was approved by the FDA on 20 December 2024 for prevention of bleeding episodes in patients with...
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) affects half a million people each year. Levofloxacin is advised for preventive treatment based on observational data, however evidence...
Ryoncil has been approved for the treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGVHD), a life-threatening condition that may result from blood stem cell transplantation...
A recent study has estimated disease frequency of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and genital ulcer disease (GUD). The estimates suggest that about 846...