When to call the cardio-oncologist? At the Global Cardio-Oncology Summit 2025, Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley, Medical Director of the Cancer Program at Sinai Health and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, addressed…
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What It’s Like to Look “Normal” While Fighting Metastatic Breast Cancer
“Do you feel guilty for looking ‘normal’ while having stage four breast cancer?”
It’s the question Katie Thurston, former Bachelorette star, was queried on her Instagram channel Boobie Broadcast. She created the space after being diagnosed…
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Kids exposed to COVID in utero may be at higher risk for autism, other brain problems
Boys were at 43% higher risk than girls, and the risk was greatest (36%) when exposure occurred during the third trimester. Other risk factors were Hispanic ethnicity, public insurance, preterm birth, and delivery in an academic medical center…
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Pioneering technology enables scalable production of human kidney organoids
A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research Institute of A Coruña (INIBIC), as well as other international research groups, has developed pioneering…
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Study reveals how melanoma evolves to resist immunotherapy
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to resist immunotherapy and identifies a potential strategy to prevent or reverse that…
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Oral vaccine protects against Salmonella Paratyphi in human challenge trial
Scientists in the United Kingdom reported this week that an investigative oral vaccine provided significant protection in a human challenge trial against a strain of Salmonella that causes enteric fever.
The oral live-attenuated vaccine, CVD…
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Step count tied to lower mortality and heart disease risk in older women
Step count is a key factor for reducing health risks in older women, according to a recent study by Mass General Brigham researchers.1
The study evaluated how many steps women take and how often they reach their step target across the week.1 In…
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Step count tied to lower mortality and heart disease risk in older women – Contemporary OB/GYN
- Step count tied to lower mortality and heart disease risk in older women Contemporary OB/GYN
- One long walk beats short strolls for a healthy heart, study says BBC
- One Factor in Walking May Improve Your Heart Health More Than Your Step Count
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Scripps Research scientists receive NIH grant to unlock long-term HIV protection
Nearly 40 years after HIV was first identified, the virus continues its devastating march across the globe. Today, 38 million people live with HIV, and each year brings 1.5 million new infections and 650,000 more deaths-while nearly…
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Radiotherapy Plus Chemoimmunotherapy Improves Frontline ES-SCLC Prognosis
Adding radiotherapy to first-line chemoimmunotherapy at initial diagnosis can improve patient prognosis for those with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to findings from a real-world study shared at the
2025 American… Continue Reading