FDA Approves Rasonque for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S.
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DRC Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Surpasses 2,000 in Fastest-Growing Crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo officials report that the nation’s 17th Ebola outbreak has become the fastest-growing in recorded history, killing over 2,000 people across six…
Royal College of Psychiatrists Apologizes for Historic Abuse Care
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a public apology acknowledging decades of mismanagement and misdiagnosis within the UK mental health system for individuals who were…
Harvard Scientists Create Human Brain Organoids That Survive 7 Years
Harvard scientists have created human brain organoids that survived for up to seven years in lab conditions, setting a new longevity record and demonstrating the ability to record…
Pennsylvania Charter Schools Failed to Enforce Mandatory Vaccine Thresholds
Thousands of students across Pennsylvania charter schools were allowed into classrooms without required immunizations or exemptions during a major measles outbreak.
UC Berkeley Researchers Identify Compound That Burns Fat Without Muscle Loss
Researchers at UC Berkeley have identified an experimental compound, 5-tetradecyloxy-2-furoic acid (TOFA), that increases energy expenditure to burn fat without causing the lean…
8-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Dies After Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
An eight-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare and typically fatal brain-eating amoeba following a swim in Lake Claiborne.
Moderna and Merck Achieve Breakthrough with Personalized Melanoma Treatment
Personalized mRNA cancer vaccines have achieved a major clinical breakthrough by successfully reducing melanoma recurrence in a late-stage trial.
The cognitive and emotional symptoms of menopause that doctors often miss
A new JAMA Network Open study reveals that emotional and cognitive menopause symptoms appear in online communities up to four times more often than in clinical records, while…
Women Face Higher Alzheimer’s Risk as NIH Research Examines X Chromosome
Women face nearly double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to men.