7 h. ago Heroin addicts who also use deadly "Benzo" pills to be targeted in new clinical trial

Major clinical trial will prescribe stable dose of diazepam to drug users most at risk of overdose from street supply

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50 h. ago Coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, US study finds

Trial’s findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffeeDrinking coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, despite the conventional wisdom to the contrary, according to a new study.The Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation (Decaf) clinical trial found 200 patients with persistent irregular heartbeats had a “significantly” lower risk of the condition recurring if they belonged to the study group that was allocated coffee consumption rather than the one abstaining from it – 47% to 64%. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Doctors reveal the exact number of calories you need to cut to lower your risk of diabetes and heart disease

Doctors behind a clinical trial from Rush University in Chicago have revealed the exact number of calories that may help overweight and obese Americans lose 10 percent of their body weight.

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2 w. ago Teacher becomes first UK patient to receive ‘gamechanger’ therapy for MS

Emily Henders received her CAR T last week at University College London Hospital (UCLH) as part of a global clinical trial

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3 w. ago What is Prima? The device helping those with vision loss to read again

The pioneering electronic eye implant is just 2mm by 2mm and has half the thickness of a human hair

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3 w. ago ‘Avid bookworm’ who lost vision ‘optimistic’ after implant helps her read again

Sheila Irvine, from Wiltshire, was one of the UK patients included in a groundbreaking clinical trial.

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3 w. ago Woman investigated over husband’s use of assisted dying clinic wanted to argue case in court

Louise Shackleton says current law is traumatising families and she wanted jury to assess her innocenceA woman who was under police investigation for accompanying her husband to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland said she wished her case had gone to trial so she could have proved her innocence in front of a jury.Louise Shackleton, 59, spent 10 months under investigation for assisting a suicide before North Yorkshire police announced this week that the Crown Prosecution Service had decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute her. Continue reading...

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