As the fourth most heavily populated country, the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indonesia is particularly alarming, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. The SMARThealth programme, developed by University of Manchester researchers to tackle the high risk of CVD in...
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World’s First Rapid Genetic Test to Safeguard Newborns from Deafness Caused by Antibiotics
A team of Manchester researchers have developed the world’s first rapid bedside genetic test to prevent permanent deafness in babies upon administration of an emergency antibiotic.Gentamicin is administered to approximately 100,000 babies every year in neonatal units...