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HRT patches to treat prostate cancer – here’s how it works

Women’s HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections – but with fewer of the worst side-effects – according to a large UK trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The finding could change how men with prostate cancer that has spread beyond…

The Conversation

HRT patches for menopause ‘can help treat prostate cancer’ – but there is one main side effect

Patches that lower testosterone by delivering oestradiol, a form of oestrogen, through the skin were just as effective as injections at preventing the cancer from spreading

The Independent UK

Tooth-in-eye surgery, 'blood chimerism,' and a pregnancy from oral sex: 12 wild medical cases we covered in 2025

Here are a dozen strange and interesting tales from the medical literature.

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New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukaemia

A small group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of T‑cell leukaemia have seen their cancer driven into remission by an innovative form of immune therapy.

The Conversation

How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories of all time. Over the past 50 years, they’ve saved an estimated 154 million lives. But in the US, both access to vaccines and public trust in them are being systematically undermined – not by conspiracy theorists online, but from…

The Conversation

Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesions

Marked swelling in a man's finger and big toe was a symptom of late-stage cancer.

LiveScience

8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new IVF 'mitochondrial donation' trial

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

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Man's body crawling with parasitic worms after infected kidney transplant at US hospital

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to blame.

LiveScience

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

The Independent UK

Americans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in Europe

Americans at all wealth levels are more likely to die sooner than their European counterparts, with even the richest U.S. citizens living shorter lives than northern and western Europeans. That is the key finding of our new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The Conversation

Cass Review of trans care 'transgresses medical law and policy', US experts claim

THE Cass Review into transgender care for young people “transgresses medical law, policy, and practice”, US experts have claimed ...

The National (Scotland)

'Red balloon' sprouts from baby's back due to birth defect

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, balloon-like structure.

LiveScience

Health experts rally for ‘call to arms’ to protect children from toxic chemicals

In new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, leading researchers to propose action to protect kids

The Guardian - US

100% effective HIV prevention shots offer breakthrough in fight against AIDS, says study

In a breakthrough development for curbing the spread of AIDS, twice-yearly shots have demonstrated a remarkable 100% effectiveness in preventing new infections among women, according to a study released on Wednesday and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Tuberculosis triggered giant, crusty wart to sprout on man's hand

Around 20% of cases of tuberculosis affect organs other than the lungs, and some can cause warty plaques on the skin.

International Business Times

Diabetes Drug Shows Promise Against Parkinson's In Clinical Study

A drug used to treat diabetes slowed the progression of motor issues associated with Parkinson's disease, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday.

The Times of India

Hair straightening procedure leads to kidney injury in woman: All about it

A salon visit turned into a nightmare for a woman. A recent case published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights how ingredients in cosmetics are a potential threat to human health and how these chemicals interfere with our bodily functions.

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COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain

COVID can cause headaches, strokes, seizures and more. These injuries can result in significant drops in IQ scores

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Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery

When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there.

The Times of India

5 live worms found wriggling inside 70 year old man's abdomen: Here's what happened

As per a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, five live parasitic worms were found wriggling inside the biliary tract of a 70 year old man in China. The parasites have been identified as Clonorchis sinensis. "A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common…

The Hindu

You had your genome sequenced and found something – now what? | Explained

On November 9 this year, researchers in Iceland published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers in which they reported trying to address whether these incidental findings could be associated with the lifespan of an individual! Researchers pored through more than 57,000 whole genome sequences obtained…

The Independent UK

A woman kept hearing unexplained clicking and rustling sounds. Doctors found a spider in her ear

A woman in Taiwan spent around four days living with a tiny spider crawling inside her ear

The Times of India

Watch: Woman complains of strange sensation in ear; what the doctor found will shock you

A 64 year old woman hears abnormal sounds and when she went to the doctor everyone was taken aback. This case report has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "A 64-year-old woman presented with a 4-day history of incessant clicking and rustling sounds in her left ear.…

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World First: Breast Cancer Drug Helps Lung Cancer Patient

Advanced lung cancer patient passes out from acute hypoglycemia, given treatment that is a successful scientific breakthrough.

The Times of India

Common cold-causing virus linked to potentially fatal blood clotting disorder, research finds

Adenovirus infection, the common respiratory virus that causes mild cold-and flu-like symptoms, has been associated for the first time with blood clots and low platelet levels in the body. The findings of the study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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