Neuroscience

Brain stimulation shows promise in treating drug addiction

Today, neurostimulation is used to treat a variety of human disorders, including Parkinson's disease, tremor, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome. A Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon and his colleagues believe one ...

Oncology & Cancer

A method for personalizing treatment for relapsed AML

A cellular profiling method called dynamic BH3 profiling (DBP), developed by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has the potential to help guide personalized treatment for relapsed, drug-resistant acute myeloid ...

Oncology & Cancer

Deciphering the male breast cancer genome

Male breast cancer has distinct alterations in the tumor genome that may suggest potential treatment targets, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. They have conducted the first whole genome sequencing ...

Oncology & Cancer

Improving access to early-stage lung cancer care in Europe

There are stark differences between European countries when it comes to both the reimbursement of, and access to, new treatments for patients with early-stage lung cancer. There are also differences in reimbursement times ...

Addiction

Q&A: How war worsened the opioid crisis in Ukraine

Medications to treat opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine, have been shown to save lives, cutting overdose deaths by up to 60% and reducing the transmission of HIV by offering a safe alternative to injection ...

Medical economics

Woman in 'shock' over $6,000 bill for lifesaving rabies treatment

Follwoing a a suspected bat bite Caroline Ford, worried she may have been exposed to rabies, sought treatment from AdventHealth Altamonte Springs. She called her insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross, and expected she'd need ...

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