Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates-only 10% after five years. One of the factors contributing to its aggressiveness is its tumor microenvironment, known as the stroma, which makes up the majority of the tumor mass and consists of a network of proteins and different … Read more
Angel Goenawan, MD Credit: Linkedin The opioid crisis has forced clinicians to reassess how they approach pain management, particularly in hospital settings, where acute pain is frequent and the urgency to control it can result in opioid overuse. Emerging evidence suggests that non-opioid regimens, using medications such as acetaminophen, NSAIDs, gabapentin, and select antidepressants, can … Read more
Margret Leósdóttir, MD, PhD Credit: Åsa Hansdotter Treating patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction (MI) with a lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) combination of statins and ezetimibe could prevent thousands of further cardiovascular events, according to new research from Lund University and Imperial College London.1 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is statistically the most common cause of death globally, with … Read more
Credit: Adobe Stock/ eddows A new study found that 3 years of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) combined with selective vidian neurectomy improved nasal symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), and asthma.1 “Both groups demonstrated significant symptom improvement and enhanced quality of life three years post-surgery,” wrote investigators, led … Read more
Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that cause everything from the common cold to meningitis, polio, type 1 diabetes, and much more. Over 100 different types have been described by researchers, and millions of people are infected each year. “Enteroviruses pose a significant global health problem,” said Erlend Ravlo, a PhD research fellow at the … Read more
THE Kinahans were small-time Irish street dealers who became billionaires. But a series of bloody shootings on Spain’s Costa del Crime, where they enjoyed Sopranos-style lives of gangster luxury, nearly brought their whole empire crashing down. 13 Daniel Kinahan, Christopher Kinahan Senior and Christopher Kinahan run one of the world’s most infamous cartelsCredit: BBC 13 Kinahan … Read more
TWO decades ago, boxer Shaun James had his sight set on Olympic gold and becoming king of the ring. But today, the homeless 49-year-old is wandering the streets while in the grip of an addition to dangerous ‘Z-drugs’. 12 Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England is at the centre of a drug addiction crisis. … Read more
Hyung Joon Yim Credit: KU Medicine New research suggests switching to besifovir dipivoxil maleate (BSV) therapy may improve renal and bone health in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) previously receiving long-term tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment.1 The randomized, open-label, active-controlled, non-inferiority phase 4 clinical trial found switching to a 48-week BSV therapy regimen … Read more
Welcome to The HCPFive, your go-to roundup for the latest healthcare news and breakthroughs, curated specifically for busy healthcare professionals. Each week, we highlight 5 key developments or headlines from healthcare that you need to know—whether it’s a cutting-edge treatment, regulatory updates, or innovations shaping the future of medicine. This week’s top stories included new … Read more
Maria João Fonseca, PhD | Image Credit: Linkedin Presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ESCMID) Global 2025 Congress, a recent study from Denmark indicated that adults suffering from respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) have a risk of mortality 2.7-fold higher than that of a healthy person.1,2 RSV-ARI refers … Read more