Surgery

Benefits of thymectomy in treating myasthenia gravis

The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia gravis was conducted in 2016. Led by Gil I. Wolfe, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Irvin and Rosemary Smith Professor of Neurology ...

Oncology & Cancer

The current state of immunotherapy in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health concern worldwide, characterized by high incidence and mortality rates. Despite advances in treatment, metastatic CRC (mCRC) remains particularly challenging.

Cardiology

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

One of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary endpoint, but a preplanned subgroup analysis found a statistically significant effect of treatment ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Probiotics reduce COVID symptoms and delay disease among unvaccinated

Probiotics, specifically lactobacillus, demonstrated significant ability to delay a COVID infection and reduce symptoms among a group of unvaccinated people who had been in contact with someone in their household diagnosed ...

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