A year later after getting a novel form of immunotherapy, Kathy Wilkes' metastasizing tumors have shrunk and remain at bay.
Doctors say their patient was suffering from painful lesions, and they determined an unlikely cause: caterpillar bristles lodged in his wrist.
The technique has the potential to increase the number of livers available for transplantation, but further research is needed.
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Research suggests that vaccinated people who caught Omicron tend to develop more robust immunity to past and present strains of the coronavirus.
David Bennet Sr. died two months after becoming the world's first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant operation.
Eli Lilly's tirzepatide helped people lose up to 50 pounds, the sort of weight loss results only consistently seen with bariatric surgery.
Viruses are getting more opportunities to jump from animals to humans, new research finds.
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In a small trial, long covid patients who received occupational therapy reported improvements in their daily functioning and quality of life.
Starting today, you can legally buy recreational marijuana in the Garden State.
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New research estimates that 52% of people worldwide get headaches every year and that 15% have them on any given day.
The man had hiccups for months before doctors found a tumor along his brain stem.
The dual heart/thymus operation, scientists hope, could lead to organ transplants that don't require long-term anti-rejection drugs.
David Bennett received the heart two months earlier, with no apparent short-term complications, and his cause of death is still unclear.
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