A malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India prevented around three-quarters of symptomatic malaria cases in young children the first year after they got the shots, results from a large trial showed on Thursday.
Hundreds of chemicals stream from our bodies into the air every second. These chemicals release into the air easily as they have high vapour pressures, meaning they boil and turn into gases at room temperature. They give clues about who we are, and how healthy we are.
Borough Lasik Center (BLC), claiming a lead role in the Philippines, has opened its first satellite clinic in General Santos City, expanding its reach and making advanced eye care more accessible to residents in Mindanao.
As a practicing medical illustrator for over 30 years, I draw what can’t be seen and watch what’s never been done on a daily basis. And I teach my students to do the same. But what exactly does all of that mean, and how does it improve medicine?