Category: 6. Health

Findings from a study on the utility of ultrasensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a predictive biomarker for patients with advanced solid tumors undergoing immunotherapy show that whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based ctDNA assay offered…

The top 5 infectious disease stories on AJMC.com this year covered both outbreaks and government-related developments. Bird flu and tuberculosis (TB), 2 conditions many might consider relics of the past, were hot topics earlier this year after…

You may have noticed people out and about with little stickers on their faces. Perhaps you’ve seen moons, stars, clouds or even smiley faces adorning people’s cheeks and chins. Maybe you wear them yourself. While some people do wear them…

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s…