Oncology & Cancer
Study finds suicide rates among cancer patients are falling
Even as suicide rates have risen among Americans generally, one group appears to be bucking that trend: People diagnosed with cancer.
May 30, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows the benefit of harnessing the body's own immune cells to fight brain cancer
Glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, grows rapidly to invade and destroy healthy brain tissue. The tumor sends out cancerous tendrils into the brain that make surgical tumor removal extremely difficult ...
Aug 11, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Human immune cells have natural alarm system against HIV
Treatment for HIV has improved tremendously over the past 30 years; once a death sentence, the disease is now a manageable lifelong condition in many parts of the world. Life expectancy is about the same as that of individuals ...
Feb 4, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers in Britain think they might have developed a cure for HIV
(Medical Xpress)—British newspaper The Sunday Times is reporting that a team of researchers in the U.K. believe they may have cured a man that was HIV positive. If the claims turn out to be true, it would mark the first ...
Immunology
Potent antibodies neutralize HIV and could offer new therapy, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Having HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but it's still a lifelong illness that requires an expensive daily cocktail of drugs—and it means tolerating those drugs' side effects and running the risk ...
Nov 7, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Surviving breast cancer: Nigerian women share their stories
"I believe I will still beat it again." These are the words of a Nigerian woman, Didi, who feared a recurrence of her cancer—but saw herself as a survivor.
Jul 25, 2024
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Cardiology
Heart disease still America's top killer, although the death rate has declined
Heart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.
Jan 24, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We may soon find out
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was first identified in 1983. To catch this virus was initially a death sentence, but today, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, it can be kept in check. However, there is still no cure.
Nov 9, 2023
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Health
As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration
After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom.
May 1, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Resilience to HIV-related stigma may be key to ending the AIDS epidemic
Failing to address the psychological trauma experienced by many older people living with HIV/AIDS will make it difficult—if not impossible—to end the epidemic, according to a Rutgers University study.
Feb 7, 2023
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