A new approach to aortic valve replacement holds promise for better outcomes and more treatment options for patients who are considered inoperable today.
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On May 27 four Durban surgeons are due to stand trial for their part in South Africa's kidney trafficking scandal, but evidence in the Mail & Guardian's possession suggests that top Netcare executives are fortunate not to be standing beside them.
Read more >>Scientists have carried out the first ever genome scan for womb cancer and discovered a genetic region that reduces risk of the disease, according to a study published in
Nature Genetics.
Read more >>People with diabetes could be helped by a new type of self-monitoring blood glucose sensor being developed by Arizona State University engineers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
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Oxford University scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for treating diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, motor neuron disease and muscular dystrophy.
Read more >>Overweight women tend to end up with lower-quality mates - but excess kilos are no disadvantage for men, a psychologist has found.
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The experimental agent selumetinib has shown promising results in people with advanced biliary cancer, according to a multi-institutional clinical trial led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University.
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Imagine leaning on a table for a moment when, with a sudden snap, a bone in your wrist shatters. Imagine doing something as innocuous as turning your head to look at something and a vertebrae in your neck fractures. For many people this is the first sign that they have osteoporosis.
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Yale study sheds light on child self-unbuckling.
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