Laparoscopic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancers

Laparoscopic Surgery for Head and Neck Cancers

The field of head and neck cancer treatment has seen remarkable advancements over the years, with laparoscopic surgery emerging as a pivotal technique. This minimally invasive approach offers numerous benefits over traditional open surgery, including reduced recovery times, fewer complications, and improved cosmetic outcomes. For patients seeking laparoscopic surgery for cancer, understanding the latest advances…

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Mental Health support for Motor Industry Workers

Mental Health support for Motor Industry Workers

The Motor Ombudsman, the Ombudsman dedicated to the automotive industry, has partnered with automotive industry charity Ben, to create ‘Steer’, a printed and free-to-download, quick-reference guide to help automotive businesses recognise and support their workers encountering mental health and wellbeing challenges. These are often driven by a whole host of factors from both within and…

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Efficacy and Safety in a Phase 3 Trial

Efficacy and Safety in a Phase 3 Trial

What was it? Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial (TESTS), evaluating whether thymosin α1, animmunomodulatory drug, reduces 28-day all-cause mortality in adults with sepsis, conducted across 22 centresin China from September 2016 to December 2020. The Devil in the details! 1,106 adults (18–85 years) with sepsis per Sepsis-3 criteria, randomised 1:1 to thymosin α1 (n=552) or placebo (n=554), with 1,089 included in modified intention-to-treat analysis (thymosin α1: n=542, placebo: n=547). Subcut thymosin α1 (1.6 mg) vs placebo ‘lyophilised saline’ twice daily for 7 days (unless discontinued due to either discharge from…

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Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial | Neuroscience

A groundbreaking NHS trial will attempt to boost patients’ mood using a brain-computer-interface that directly alters brain activity using ultrasound. The device, which is designed to be implanted beneath the skull but outside the brain, maps activity and delivers targeted pulses of ultrasound to “switch on” clusters of neurons. Its safety and tolerability will be…

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