Medicine

Literary Hub presented a selection of eight memoirs focused on medicine, illness, and healing.

May 13, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

A Japanese health panel has approved national health insurance coverage for Sumitomo Pharma's Amchepry, an iPS cell-derived treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The move makes it the world's first commercialized medical product from iPS cells.

For decades diabetes diagnosis has depended on blood sugar measurements crossing a set threshold. Researchers now worry this method misses millions of people already developing the disease. Better detection tools are in development to address these shortcomings.

May 07, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI An Binciki Gaskiya

A 10-year follow-up of the Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY) found that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy did not improve symptoms or knee function compared with placebo surgery, and patients assigned to the procedure tended to have worse long-term outcomes.

Researchers at Stellenbosch University say they have found the first evidence of rare phenolic compounds known as flavoalkaloids in cannabis leaves, after profiling dozens of plant chemicals across three commercially grown strains.

April 30, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

New technologies are allowing researchers to peer into the nanoscale workings of the human immune system. Immunologist Daniel Davis highlighted these advances at WIRED Health. The insights could transform approaches to diseases like cancer.