Oncology & Cancer
Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver less than EU demand
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Belgian court on Friday ordered drugs company AstraZeneca to deliver 50 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to EU members by […]
For Losing Weight, Calorie Counting Tops Fasting Diets
Latest Diet & Weight Management News WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Intermittent fasting diets are all the rage, but new clinical trial results indicate they […]
Fears breast cancer progress could stall due to COVID-19 backlog
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England. Breast cancer deaths reached an all-time low […]
Babies Produce Strong Immune Response to Ward Off COVID-19: Study
MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) British researchers report that babies have a strong immune response to the virus that causes COVID-19, based on a new, […]
Deep learning with SPECT accurately predicts major adverse cardiac events
Prediction performance of DL compared to quantitative measures and Kaplan-Meier curves for quartiles of DL. Credit: Singh et al., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. An […]
CDC Issues Alert About RSV Spread in Southern U.S.
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The southern part of the United States is seeing an unusual late spring wave of […]
What the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines mean to you
Cancer — Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Screening for colorectal cancer is now recommended for all people, beginning at age 45 rather […]
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) Although the number of teens who use e-cigarettes has dropped significantly, new research suggests that […]
Delhi, Mumbai ease lockdown as India COVID numbers fall
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Markets and shopping malls in New Delhi will be allowed to reopen from Monday in a further easing of the COVID-19 lockdown, […]
ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
FRIDAY, June 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Emergency care for heart attacks and strokes rebounded in Northern California after initially plummeting in the early stages of the […]
AI outperforms humans in creating cancer treatments, but do doctors trust it?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by Princess Margaret […]
U.S. Set to Send Millions of COVID Vaccines to Countries in Need
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) The United States will soon be sending millions of coronavirus vaccine doses […]
Scientists discover a new genetic form of ALS in children
NIH researchers discovered a new form of ALS that begins in childhood. The study linked the disease to a gene called SPLTC1. As part of the […]
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
FRIDAY, May 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can’t afford associated medical bills, even if they’re […]
Stem cell drugs surprise researchers, could lead to better drugs in the future
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Your immune system is always busy fighting incoming threats. It consists of a system of cells, and when there is a shortage […]
Your City Has Its Own Microbial ‘Signature’
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 Each city has its individual mix of tell-tale microbes, new research shows. “If you gave me your shoe, […]
For men, low testosterone means high risk of severe COVID-19
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that, among men, low testosterone levels in the blood are linked to more […]
U.S. COVID Infections, Deaths Drop to Levels Not Seen Since Last Summer
By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Fewer than 30,000 new coronavirus cases are now being reported daily in […]
Slow vaccine rollout hits LatAm as COVID-19 claims million lives
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 has caused the death of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are […]
Healthy Living Helps Prevent Dementia, Even If It Runs in the Family
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) For people worried about developing dementia due to their family history, a preliminary study offers […]
June 15, 2021
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Around 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England. Breast cancer deaths reached an all-time low […]
June 9, 2021
Cancer — Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Screening for colorectal cancer is now recommended for all people, beginning at age 45 rather […]
June 3, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The impact of deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for radiation cancer therapy in a real-world clinical setting has been tested by Princess Margaret […]
March 26, 2021
Various genetic alterations in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were associated with clinical outcomes and resistance to hormone therapy in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), […]
March 22, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although cancers that occur in the gallbladder or bile ducts are rare, their rates are increasing. A recent study provides details on […]
March 14, 2021
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a state that bears similarity to certain kinds of senescence, a type of “active hibernation” […]
March 11, 2021
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that whole genome sequencing is at least as accurate and often better than […]
March 9, 2021
MIT researchers have found that a common biological membrane has elastic qualities similar to a balloon, but also different in ways that may help prevent cancer […]
March 8, 2021
Strong, collaborative relationships with principal investigators are a key factor of longevity in clinical research coordinator positions—an essential, but increasingly transient job in executing treatment-advancing clinical […]