Cancer immunotherapy—empowering a patient's own immune system to clear away tumors on its own—holds great promise for some patients. But for other patients, immunotherapy just doesn't work.
Aug 17, 2020
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Female patients who suffer from a disabling neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are at twice the risk of heart conditions and stroke, a study led by the University of Birmingham has shown ...
Jul 9, 2019
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If you're having a heart attack and you're a woman, hope a female doctor greets you in the emergency room.
Aug 6, 2018
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Two drugs that help suppress the immune system in organ transplant patients may have a future as the long-sought birth control "pill" for men, new research suggests.
Oct 2, 2015
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Psychiatric disorders can be difficult to diagnose because clinicians must rely upon interpreted clues, such as a patient's behaviors and feelings. For the first time, researchers at University of California, San Diego School ...
Jun 19, 2015
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Papillomaviruses (linked to cervical cancer when they infect the mucosal tissue in the female reproductive tract) can also infect normal skin, where they cause warts and possibly non-melanoma skin cancer, mostly in immune-suppressed ...
Feb 20, 2014
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Biomedical engineer Abhinav Jha, assistant professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in the School of Medicine, both at Washington University in St. Louis, has ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Public interest in weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic is surging, but national data on dispensing patterns in the United States is surprisingly scarce.
May 22, 2024
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Patients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to use medical care in the emergency department, hospital or primary care office for two years after their visit when compared to patients ...
May 18, 2024
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A new study has advanced how heart failure is detected in women—meaning more female patients can be diagnosed and at an earlier stage.
May 15, 2024
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