Cochrane Review Confirms Convalescent Plasma Fails to Cut COVID-19 Mortality
A landmark 48-RCT Cochrane review finds high-certainty evidence that convalescent plasma does not reduce death in moderate-to-severe COVID-19.
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A landmark 48-RCT Cochrane review finds high-certainty evidence that convalescent plasma does not reduce death in moderate-to-severe COVID-19.
A Cochrane review of 21 RCTs finds remote pharmacist care may improve adherence and lower blood pressure in NCD patients.
A translational review outlines how stem cell technologies may finally make hepatocyte-based liver therapies clinically viable.
A Lancet review reveals visual blood loss estimation misses 52% of PPH cases and outlines six avoidable delays that determine survival.
A major review in Nature Medicine explores how CAR cell therapies may achieve deep immune 'reset' in autoimmune diseases by depleting pathogenic B cells.
Virtual patient replicas built from multimodal data may slash trial costs, generate synthetic control arms, and predict treatment response in IBD.
A major Lancet review reveals 27 million women suffer postpartum haemorrhage annually, costing $10.4B and claiming 43,000 lives โ with most deaths preventable.
A new review links adult cholestasis to pediatric genetic syndromes, opening doors to targeted therapies including novel bile acid transport inhibitors.
A Cochrane meta-analysis of 17 RCTs finds amyloid-targeting antibodies offer minimal cognitive gains while significantly raising ARIA risk.
A Cochrane meta-analysis of 11 RCTs finds very low-certainty evidence that liver support systems neither reduce mortality nor improve key outcomes in ALF.
Bacteriophages transferred during FMT may drive horizontal gene transfer, altering microbial function and antibiotic resistance in ways science has largely ignored.
A Cochrane review of 107 RCTs finds vitamin D may slightly cut ARI-related doctor visits in under-5s, but evidence remains low-certainty.
A Cochrane meta-analysis of 17 RCTs finds blue light TURBT reduces bladder cancer recurrence and progression, especially in intermediate- and high-risk patients.
A new review reframes how myeloid cells fuel or fight tumors, pointing to plasticity โ not just cell diversity โ as the core therapeutic target.
A Cochrane meta-analysis of 8 RCTs finds most pharmacological treatments fail to improve ataxia scores, though upper limb dexterity may benefit.
A landmark AHA statement challenges decades of blanket activity restrictions for children with cardiomyopathy, offering new risk-stratified guidance.
A new AHA scientific statement outlines evidence-based strategies to optimize heart failure care for older adults navigating frailty, polypharmacy, and multimorbidity.
A Cochrane review of two RCTs finds very low-certainty evidence that IGF-1 neither prevents nor worsens retinopathy of prematurity in extremely preterm infants.
A Dana-Farber review maps the path for personalized cancer vaccines โ pinpointing which tumors, timing, and combination strategies will matter most.
Aging disrupts gut microbiota and mTOR signaling, crippling vaccine responses โ but targeted interventions may reverse this.