The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with Long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer’s disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study finds. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study concerns the choroid plexus (CP), a network of blood vessels lined by…

Discoid meniscus (DM) is a congenital anomaly of the meniscus form that predisposes individuals to symptomatic DM, especially in the lateral meniscus. Arthroscopic meniscal repair has emerged as the preferred treatment approach for symptomatic cases, prioritizing meniscal preservation to maintain knee joint integrity and function.Shankar BR et al conducted a study to evaluate the radiological…

A Lagos-based company, Advance Lincon Limited, has petitioned the Lagos State Lands Bureau over a disputed parcel of land in Lekki Peninsula Scheme II, citing competing ownership claims. In a…

Research institutions like IITs are increasingly harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare delivery, focusing on faster diagnosis, early disease detection and more efficient clinical workflows. From breast cancer screening and oral cancer detection to breath-based disease diagnostics and eye disease identification, scientists showcased affordable, non-invasive tools at the ongoing AI Impact summit. These can…

Salman Khan’s father and veteran scriptwriter Salim Khan was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital after he suffered a minor brain haemorrhage. The 90-year-old was put on ventilator support, and a procedure called DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography) was performed on Khan, as per Dr Jalil Parkar of Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital. Doctors said that after the initial…

Sharjah: Medcare, the UAE’s on of the leading provider of premium healthcare services, announced the opening of its new Medcare Hospital Sharjah, a purpose-built tertiary care hospital strategically located on Shaikh Saqr Al Qasimi Street in the heart of the Sharjah emirate. The 90-bed multidisciplinary hospital is designed to meet the evolving and expanding healthcare…

You have probably heard of varicose veins, those bulging, twisted lines that show up on the back of someone’s legs. But venous diseases go beyond that. At the heart of it, these conditions happen when the veins in your legs struggle to push blood back up to your heart. Veins have tiny one‑way valves that…

Raul C. Pagdanganan, Cardinal Santos Medical Center President and CEO, urged the healthcare frontliners to engage in “Radical Revolution” to reshape the industry’s future. Speaking before hundreds of healthcare movers during the annual State of the Hospital Address (SOHA) at the Isla Ballroom of EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Pagdanganan laid out the “new” Care Model as…

Elon Musk is once again urging the public to let his artificial intelligence chatbot play doctor. On 17 February 2026, Musk took to X to endorse a post by DogeDesigner praising the capabilities of Grok 4.20 in breaking down blood tests and medical imaging results. ‘You can just take a picture of your medical data…

Rising prevalence of transfusion-dependent anemias, increasing awareness of iron overload complications, and growing preference for oral iron chelation therapies are the major factors which drive the global deferiprone market growth. WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Market Research published a report, titled, “Deferiprone Market by Form (Tablets and Others), Application (Transfusional Iron Overload and…