Archive: 11/12/2014
Team develops tool to better classify tumor cells for personalized cancer treatments
A new statistical model developed by a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) may enable physicians to create personalized cancer treatments for patients based on the specific genetic mutations found in their ...
Dec 11, 2014
Ebola vaccine trial interruption 'not a setback': WHO
The suspension of trials in Switzerland of an experimental Ebola vaccine over unexpected side-effects is not a setback in the fight against the deadly virus, the World Health Organization insisted Thursday.
Dec 11, 2014
New targeted drugs could treat drug-resistant skin cancer
Clinical trials to test the new drugs in patients should begin as early as 2015.
Dec 11, 2014
Early adoption of robotic surgery leads to organ preservation for kidney cancer patients
Patients with operable kidney cancers were more likely to have a partial nephrectomy—the recommended treatment for localized tumors—when treated in hospitals that were early adopters of robotic surgery, according to a ...
Dec 11, 2014
Red Cross urges Ebola vigilance before Christmas
The Red Cross on Thursday urged vigilance against a possible spread of the Ebola virus as holiday travel picks up for the Christmas season in west Africa.
Dec 11, 2014