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Here’s why doctors think there’s an alarming rate of pancreatic cancer among younger women

Experts are saying more research is required to determine why young women are experiencing an increase in pancreatic cancer rates while young men are not. A recent study revealed a…

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Tragic infanticide spotlights ‘postpartum psychosis’: What is it and how to prevent it?

Postpartum psychosis includes hallucinations and delusions that alter a mother’s perception of reality. Here’s how to seek help. A Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children has brought attention…

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Human emotions can trigger chronic pain, researchers say

Common illnesses and chronic pain conditions can be triggered by human emotions, research shows. Leading researchers now believe that human emotions can act as triggers for common illnesses like sciatica,…

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Pfizer pulls back on early-stage rare disease research, sells major assets

Health giant Pfizer has put assets up for sale in early-stage rare disease pivot. Pfizer informed staff earlier this month of its intention to curtail early-stage research into therapies for…

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Qatar honours 124 organ donors, marks biggest number of kidney transplant surgeries in 2022

Five hundred thousand people in Qatar have registered to donate their organs. Qatar’s organ transplant programme made history this year by performing the biggest number of kidney transplant surgeries since…

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Cure to cancer sought in Covid-19 vaccine technology

Covid-19 vaccine technology could be used to stimulate the immune system to recognise and attack pancreatic cancer cells. In 2008, the German business BioNTech was established by professors Ugur Sahin…

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