A man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing "strong evidence" that the procedure also cured him of HIV—the latest in a handful of cases doctors have reported.
Feb 20, 2023
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More than 10% of older adults develop somatic (non-inherited) mutations in blood stem cells that can trigger explosive, clonal expansions of abnormal cells, increasing the risk for blood cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Feb 8, 2023
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More than one in two cancer patients at a US cancer center experienced symptoms of long COVID-19 for more than six months after initial infection, according to a study published today in eLife.
Feb 7, 2023
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CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system's T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in mice with ovarian cancer, according to a study published in The Journal for ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way ...
Feb 3, 2023
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The world's first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer treatment have been created.
Jan 29, 2023
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About 13,200 men and another 2,300 women in the United States over age 50 are estimated to have VEXAS syndrome, according to a new study. Long considered a mystery illness until its genetic basis was identified in 2020, the ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have been diagnosed with blood cancer and there are "indications" the disease may be linked to their service, according to military briefing ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Menopause, the end of menstrual cycles, can produce symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and mood changes. Women do not need to suffer in silence: Many treatment options are available. Jewel Kling, M.D., chair ...
Jan 19, 2023
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It's no secret: The standard American diet is at the root of the obesity epidemic and many of its associated diseases.
Jan 17, 2023
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