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Report: Aggressive brain tumors respond to new, immune-focused therapy
Delivering dual-targeted, immune-focused CAR T cancer therapy via a patient's spinal fluid quickly shrank deadly brain tumors, researchers report. Image from Wikiimages/Pixabay…
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Studies: Regardless of starting weight, Zepbound helps obese people shed pounds
Zepbound far surpassed a placebo in terms of weight loss, regardless of how overweight patients were at the start of the trial, researchers said. Adobe stock Blockbuster…
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Study: With depression, women more likely than men to develop heart disease
Women who are depressed are at a greater risk of heart problems than their male peers with depression, but the reasons have not been understood, researchers said. Photo by…
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Weight loss can be essential for some who await kidney transplant
Obesity is a key reason why some kidney patients are turned down for a transplant, specialists say. Adobe stock Weight-loss surgery may help patients struggling with…
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Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer in trial
“Blood-based screening tests are more acceptable to people than colonoscopy and stool tests and likely will increase screening compliance,” said the study’s corresponding author,…
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U.S. healthcare providers reeling from cyberattack
"This massive breach and its wide-ranging repercussions have hit physician practices across the country, risking patients' access to their doctors and straining viability of medical…
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Quality time with dogs can relieve stress, aid concentration, study says
1 of 4 | A study participant plays with researcher Onyoo Yoo's standard poodle, Aroma, who was used in the study on human mood and concentration. Photo courtesy of Yoo…
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Biden administration wants better access to opioid overdose antidote
The White House on Wednesday launched a nationwide call for more training and better access to the lifesaving opioid overdose drug naloxone. Adobe stock The White House…
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Study: Vitamin D, calcium combo may raise older women’s risk of fatal heart disease
A follow-up analysis of data from the landmark Women's Health Initiative trial found the supplement combination lowered a woman's long-term odds of dying from cancer by 7%.…
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Measles infections rise in Chicago area as 45 cases recorded nationwide
The Chicago Department of Public Health is providing measles immunizations to residents of a shelter. Five cases of measles have been detected there, while the Centers for Disease…
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