New cancer drug trains immune system to kill tumors
‘Masked’ cancer drug stealthily trains immune system to kill tumors while sparing healthy tissues, reducing treatment side effects
Aslan Mansurov, University of Chicago Pritzker School of...
Monkeypox case found in the U.S.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On May 18, 2022, a U.S. resident tested positive for monkeypox after returning to the U.S. from Canada....
Life Hacks for coping with ADHD
These strategies and life hacks can help anyone with ADHD, as well as those who struggle with attention problems but don’t have a diagnosis
Rob Rosenthal,...
Spike in overdose deaths linked to fentanyl
What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains
Kavita Babu, UMass Chan Medical School
Buying...
Learning to recognize the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer – recognizing its symptoms could help reduce misdiagnosis and late detection
Barbara Goff, University of Washington
Ovarian cancer is the...
CDC Alerts Health Care Providers to Hepatitis Cases of Unknown Origin
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC today issued a nationwide health alert to notify clinicians and public health authorities about a cluster of children identified...
FDA Authorizes First COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Using Breath Samples
US Food and Drug Administration
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that...
Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US
Yuko Sato, Iowa State University
An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it...
Treating chronic hypertension in early pregnancy benefits parents, babies
Study shows pregnant adults less likely to experience preterm births or other serious problems with treatment.
U.S. National Institutes of Health
Adults treated with medication for high...
Missouri city is a hot spot of toxic air pollution and...
State Launches Cancer Study After ProPublica Identifies Toxic Air Pollution Hot Spot
by Lisa Song
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