Oncology nurses and APPs play a large role in recruitment for clinical trials and should stay informed on what clinical trial may be relevant to their patients, according to expert Erica Doubleday, MS, FNP-C, BSN, RN. Doubleday stated in an interview with Oncology Nursing News that oncology nurses and APPs have a responsibility to keep…
The deceased doctor who was part of a suspected Shiga toxin-producing E coli cluster in a Hong Kong public hospital was described as “a good role model” for colleagues and “willing to go the extra mile” to help patients, according to people familiar with him. The doctor, whose name was not revealed by the authorities,…
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina Hong Kong LIMITED (Illumina), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and PHASE Scientific International Limited (PHASE), a Hong Kong-based biotech company with operations in the U.S. and the Greater Bay Area (GBA), signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 November at the 7th…
China is rapidly narrowing the gap with the United States in medical research publications, a trend fuelled by both government policies and the development of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a top scientific publisher. Marie Souliere, head of editorial ethics and quality assurance at Frontiers, one of the biggest academic publishers in the world, said…
Three studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have encouraging implications for patients with breast cancer. Two studies focus on breastfeeding after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The studies found it was safe and feasible for young patients carrying specific genetic variations to breastfeed without raising their risk of a cancer recurrence or a cancer…