Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One trial found that rectal cancer …
Learn MoreOpdivo Could Boost Outcomes for People Battling Hodgkin Lymphoma
TUESDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clin…
Learn MoreUnos cambios genéticos hicieron que la gripe aviar de esta temporada fuera más grave
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas mutaciones genéticas hicieron que esta última temporada de gripe aviar fuera más grave, y que aumentara el riesgo que plantea para los humanos y otros mamíferos, encuentra un nuevo estudio. El virus…
Learn MoreNew Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.The oral drug vorasidenib nearly tripled progression-free survival in patient…
Learn MoreScientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it’s no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it’s offered as a personal choice for younger men.But resea…
Learn MoreIs a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new liver dialysis device might soon be able to save patients on the edge of death from liver failure, early clinical trial results show.The DIALIVE device safely improved organ function and alleviated sympto…
Learn MoreGene Changes Made This Season’s Bird Flu More Severe
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations caused this latest bird flu season to become more severe, increasing the risk it poses to humans and other mammals, a new study finds.The H5N1 avian influenza virus gained the ability to sever…
Learn MoreMás hombres de ‘baja estatura’ se someten a cirugías para alargar sus piernas
MARTES, 30 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos hombres de baja estatura de verdad tienen dificultades debido a su falta de altura, y sienten que los demás los miran por encima del hombro, tanto literal como figuradamente. Por este motivo, un c…
Learn MoreMás hombres de ‘baja estatura’ se someten a cirugías para alargar sus piernas
MARTES, 30 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos hombres de baja estatura de verdad tienen dificultades debido a su falta de altura, y sienten que los demás los miran por encima del hombro, tanto literal como figuradamente. Por este motivo, un c…
Learn MoreSickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exceptionally pricey gene therapy cure for sickle cell disease could soon be available, but it’s not clear whether insurance companies will balk at the cost and deny coverage.On the surface, the gene ther…
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