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28-Sep-2025

Hypnosis can make ventilation masks more acceptable to patients with breathing problems

European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Reports and Proceedings

Hypnosis can significantly improve patients’ tolerance of masks to help them breathe when they are suffering from acute respiratory failure, according to a pilot study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress on Monday.

28-Sep-2025

‘Staggering’ costs of e-scooter injuries are quantified for the first time for hospitals in Ireland

European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Reports and Proceedings

Injuries occurring to people who ride e-scooters cost Irish hospitals an average of €1,726 per patient, and researchers have calculated the total overall cost to one hospital in a single year was €128,650, according to new research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress in Vienna.

Meeting: European Emergency Medicine Congress (EUSEM 2025)

28-Sep-2025

Development of a bioinspired soft robotic system for teleoperated endoscopic surgery

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at The University of New South Wales presented a new hydraulic-driven dual soft robotic system featuring a 3 DOF-soft cutting arm (SCA) and a 3-jaw teleoperated soft grasper system (TSGS).

The research paper was published on Jun. 12, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

28-Sep-2025

Why are we still ignoring suicide risk of a hair-loss drug?

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new review by a public health expert from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that finasteride, a common hair-loss drug, has been linked to depression and suicide for over two decades — yet regulators and manufacturers failed to act. Drawing on data from adverse event reports and healthcare records around the world, the study shows consistent psychiatric harm associated with the drug. Despite mounting evidence, neither Merck nor the FDA initiated critical safety studies. The author calls for urgent reform in how medications are monitored and approved.

Journal: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

28-Sep-2025

Specialised singing programmes can improve the symptoms and quality of life of people with lung disease

European Respiratory Society
Reports and Proceedings

Singing can improve the quality of life of people with lung disease and help reduce their symptoms, according to a gold-standard randomised-controlled trial presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Meeting: European Respiratory Society Congress

28-Sep-2025

Children’s health depends on the amount of fat in the liver — not necessarily on bodyweight

Tel-Aviv University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Tel Aviv University and the Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital in Tel Aviv has shown that disease can be prevented in children with obesity by maintaining a low percentage of fat in the liver.

28-Sep-2025

Refining epilepsy surgery: A large-scale study reveals how SEEG improves decision-making in temporal lobe epilepsy

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from Beijing Tiantan Hospital has conducted the largest clinical investigation to date into the use of stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Based on a surgical cohort of 695 patient, including 192 who underwent SEEG monitoring, the study provides comprehensive insights into how SEEG contributes to surgical decision-making, identifies predictors of seizure outcomes, and informs treatment strategies for complex epilepsy cases. The findings have been published in the journal Science Bulletin.

Journal: Science Bulletin