Category: 6. Health

People with hepatitis C virus who inject drugs could be evaluated for cure approximately 2 months earlier than current standards call for.

In a sample of nearly 70 individuals, researchers observed perfect concordance for HCV RNA viral load 4…

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health press release

The scale-up of HIV treatment and prevention programs has led to remarkable declines in orphanhood rates in Rakai, Uganda, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman…

Bayard “Barney” Clarkson, a pioneering leukemia researcher, a career-long member of the faculty of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for…

ACTG press release

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ACTG, a global clinical trials network focused on HIV and other infectious diseases, today announced the opening of the IPACE-HIV study (Improving Physical Ability and…

Paul F. Engstrom, a well-respected, longtime member of our Fox Chase Cancer Center community, died Dec. 26. He was 89.

Dr. Engstrom’s story is an impressive one. A world-renowned physician with small-town roots, he helped build a nationally…

Weight restoration is traditionally recognized as the central indicator of recovery in those with anorexia nervosa (AN); however, recent studies are discovering that attaining normal weights may not necessarily reflect full physiologic recovery….

Healthy women with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels are at greater risk of cardiovascular events over…

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Anorexia nervosa (or AN) doesn’t just result in fat loss. It can also result in a 20-30% loss of skeletal muscle strength and size, which is critical to longevity and the ability to do basic activities like grocery shopping or picking up…