A team of researchers with members from Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, the University of Southern California and the Autonomous University of Barcelona has…
Vanessa Bryant Shows Off Her 'Lil Pumpkins' Bianka & Capri In This Adorable Mommy & Me Selfie
Everyone is having the time of their lives this Halloween, including the Bryant family, who never miss a beat when it comes to celebrating holidays…
FDA Approves New Immunotherapy Combo for Liver Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new immunotherapy combination for use in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most…
Cancer Deaths Fall; Women’s Weight Loss; and Palliative Sedation
Cancer Deaths Fall in the US Cancer deaths continued to fall in the US, a new report shows. Total cancer deaths fell 2.1% per year…
Study sheds light on why some patients respond better than others to immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, a biotherapy that boosts the ability of the immune system to recognize and attack mutant tumor cells, has transformed the treatment landscape for patients…
Cash for Colonoscopies: Lowering Health Costs Through Incentives
State employees in Colorado are being asked to be better consumers when shopping for health care services. And if they choose lower-cost and higher-quality providers,…
Polypills Help; Lowering Cancer Risk; and Boosted But Got COVID
“Polypills” Lower Cardiac Events “Polypills” can prevent certain cardiac events and deaths in at-risk patients, a new study found. Polypills — which combine aspirin, an angiotensin-converting…
Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa
The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several…
Exercise testing detects silent cardiovascular dangers common in pediatric cancer survivors
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) can detect underlying early signs of cardiovascular problems in asymptomatic pediatric cancer survivors that other types of monitoring cannot, according to…
Brazil Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Children as Young as 6 Months
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian national health regulator Anvisa has approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for children aged between six…