Origin stars’ big call after ‘cruel’ diagnosis

NRL stars are rallying around Jai Arrow following his devastating motor neurone diagnosis, with players calling on the game to introduce a special campaign.

My son kept getting ear infections — it turned out to be a telltale sign of an absolutely devastating disease

Cody Carroll was a healthy toddler when he started struggling with recurring ear infections and hearing loss at the age of ...

Why does motor neurone disease take so long to diagnose? And can it be treated?

There is no single test to diagnose motor neurone disease. So it is generally only through referral to a neurologist, then ...

Researchers develop AI model that maps how genes work together in human cells

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps ...
Lupus Science & Medicine

Can disease activity and treatment responses be captured by a core set of domains in SLE clinical trials? An analysis of phase III belimumab trial data

Objective Outcome measures used in SLE randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have impeded trial success and drug approval. In ...
Healio

BMI, other markers could address steatotic liver disease screening ‘blind spot’ in youth

Insulin resistance markers and BMI were more effective in detecting steatotic liver disease among adolescents and young ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency

The World Health Organization declared Sunday the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of ...