From contraception to genetic therapies: promising developments in women and children’s healthcare.

What’s going on in the field of medical advances in gynecology, obstetrics and pediatrics? Post-pregnancy weight-loss pills captured much of the limelight in 2023 but it has left some other important scientific works to ponder upon. New hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) DMD is a genetic disorder causing faulty expression of dystrophin protein – crucial for muscle function – leading to muscle wasting. According to research published some years ago, it represents one of the most common...