— Trial of tucatinib and trastuzumab also showed benefits for HER2-mutated breast cancer — Barcelona, Spain: Drugs designed to target HER2-postive breast cancer could also benefit some patients with bile duct cancer, according to results of a patient trial presented at the 36th EORTC-NCI-AACR [1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Barcelona, Spain. […]
New drug, WNTinib, delays tumour growth and improves survival in mouse models of children’s liver cancer
Barcelona, Spain: A new drug called WNTinib can delay the growth of tumours and improve survival in hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer that occurs in young children. This effect was seen in cancer cells taken from patients and implanted into mice. The researchers are now working on strategies to identify children who may benefit […]
Increase in air pollution corresponds with more patients at the hospital emergency department
Copenhagen, Denmark: Increases in levels of particulate matter in the air, even within World Health Organization guidelines, correspond with an increase in the number of patients going to the hospital emergency department, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. [1] The study found links particularly between air pollution and cases of trauma, […]
Seizures caused by children swallowing medications or illegal substances doubled over 15-year period
Copenhagen, Denmark: New data shows that the number of children suffering a seizure after swallowing medications or illegal substances has doubled between 2009 and 2023 in the US. The findings were presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. The most common substances involved in these poisonings include over-the-counter antihistamines, prescription antidepressants and painkillers, and illegal […]
Half of all patients with sepsis die within two years
Copenhagen, Denmark: Half of all patients with sepsis admitted to an emergency medical department died within two years, according to Danish researchers investigating factors that could predict outcomes for these patients. Dr Finn E. Nielsen, a senior scientist in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, told the European Emergency Medicine Congress […]
Research explains why some cyclists don’t wear helmets and what might convince them to wear one
Copenhagen, Denmark: Wearing a helmet can prevent brain injury and deaths in cyclists, yet many do not wear a helmet. New research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Tuesday) suggests that this is largely due to issues of convenience and comfort. [1] The study also suggests that more adult cyclists would wear helmets […]
Three key signs of major trauma could speed up treatment of severely injured children brought to emergency departments by carers not ambulances
Copenhagen, Denmark: Severely injured children who are brought to an emergency medical department by their parents or carers are often not seen as quickly as those who arrive at hospital via ambulance, according to findings presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. [1] The study’s researchers identified three key trauma features that should prompt doctors […]
Climate change is a health emergency too
International experts warn of impact on emergency medical services worldwide Copenhagen, Denmark: International experts in emergency medicine have warned that climate change is likely to have a severe impact on emergency services around the world. Despite this, few countries have assessed the scale of the impact or have a plan to deal with it. In […]
Babies born after fertility treatment have higher risk of heart defects
The risk of being born with a major heart defect is 36% higher in babies who were conceived after assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to results of a very large study published in the European Heart Journal [1]. Researchers say the finding is important since congenital heart defects are the […]
Women with premature ovarian insufficiency are at greater risk of severe autoimmune diseases
Severe autoimmune conditions such Type I diabetes, Addison’s disease, lupus and inflammatory bowel disease, are between two to three times more common in women who have been diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) compared to the general population. The research, published in Human Reproduction [1], one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals, is the […]