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Health New Drug Trial Shows Promise for Lung Cancer Patients — What Kent Residents Should Know
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that ensartinib, a second-generation cancer drug, outperforms placebo in…
12 July 2026 -
Health Fatal Encephalitis in Young Measles Patient After Stem Cell Transplant Raises Awareness of Vaccination Risks
The New England Journal of Medicine has reported the death of a 21-year-old man who developed fatal brain inflammation after contracting…
12 July 2026 -
Health Ageing Population and Shrinking Care Capacity: What the US Experience Could Mean for the UK
A leading medical journal has flagged a collision between a rapidly ageing population and falling nursing home provision — a warning that…
11 July 2026 -
Health COPD and Breathlessness: What a New England Journal of Medicine Case Study Reveals About a Common Lung Condition
A case published by the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the serious and often escalating burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary…
11 July 2026 -
Health Inhaled Treprostinil Trials Offer New Hope for Patients Living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Two phase 3 clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of inhaled treprostinil for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…
11 July 2026 -
Health New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Review of Nutrition Therapy for Critically Ill Adults
A new review in the New England Journal of Medicine examines how nutrition therapy supports critically ill adults who cannot feed…
11 July 2026 -
Health Stem Cell Trial for Parkinson’s Disease Shows Promising Early Safety Results, Researchers Report
A Phase I/II clinical trial of an off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease has reported a favourable 12-month safety…
10 July 2026 -
Health Meningitis B Vaccine Does Not Reduce Gonorrhoea Risk, Major Randomised Trial Finds
The GoGoVax trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the four-component meningococcal B vaccine offered no…
10 July 2026 -
Health Inhaled Treprostinil Shows Promise for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Landmark Phase 3 Trials
Two major clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest inhaled treprostinil may help preserve lung function in…
10 July 2026 -
Health New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Phase 3 Trial Results for Inhaled Treatment Targeting Lung Scarring Disease
The world’s leading medical journal has released findings from two major phase 3 clinical trials testing an inhaled drug for idiopathic…
9 July 2026 -
Health Gene-Editing Firm Cleared to Begin Clinical Trial After Winning Dispute with Rival Biotech Company
Prime Medicine has won an arbitration ruling against Beam Therapeutics, clearing the way for the company to start a clinical trial into a…
9 July 2026 -
Health NHS Fetal Growth Charts May Be Missing At-Risk Babies, Study Finds
Research published in the BMJ suggests that standard growth charts used across the NHS to monitor unborn babies are misclassifying some…
9 July 2026