What's the link between tattoos and vision loss? Two optometrists explain
Getting a tattoo can be a thrilling, albeit painful, experience. About one-third of Australians have a tattoo, with many getting inked as a rite of passage.
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer may be at higher risk for meningiomas
Certain chemotherapies are associated with an increased long-term risk of subsequent tumors in survivors of childhood cancer, according to a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The findings, published ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure—but researchers are homing in on preventing it
More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.
Jan 26, 2026
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Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry, four-country study finds
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Five things to know about folinic acid and autism
As the Food and Drug Administration moves to make folinic acid an official treatment for a neurological condition associated with autism, parents want to know how it might help children with autism spectrum disorder.
Oct 13, 2025
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What is leucovorin, the drug the Trump administration says can treat autism?
The US government has announced controversial guidance on the prevention and treatment of autism in children.
Sep 23, 2025
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Current research may open doors to new treatments for children with juvenile dermatomyositis
Children with a rare, debilitating muscle disease could benefit from the findings of new research by experts at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
Sep 10, 2025
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A new tool can predict the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients
University at Buffalo researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral mucositis increase infection risks in stem cell transplant patients and how artificial ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Common arthritis drug found to lower blood pressure and risk of heart disease
Methotrexate, a common medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, has a newly recognized useful secondary effect of lowering blood pressure and potentially reduces the risk of heart disease in people with this condition.
Sep 3, 2025
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Combined therapy integrates Chinese herb Astragalus and methotrexate to address drug resistance in autoimmune diseases
Researchers at the School of Chinese Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), have found that combining the active ingredient extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus ...
Jul 3, 2025
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