New Frontiers in HIV Cure Science
Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, and David Margolis, MD In a new chapter of global HIV cure science, Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, a researcher at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and the UNC HIV Cure Center, has launched one clinical trial, and plans to start the second...
9 Essential Ways to Evaluate a Reliable Health Insurer in 2026
Pic Credit: Pexel Selecting the right health insurer is one of the most important decisions you can make for your family’s well-being. With healthcare costs rising and insurance options expanding, it’s crucial to choose a provider that offers reliable coverage, excellent support, and smooth access to medical care. In...
Growing Implants Bring New Hope to Children with Bone Cancer
Pic Credit: Pexel A new medical innovation called the “growing implant” is transforming the treatment of bone cancer in children. The technique allows surgeons to remove cancer-affected bone while preserving the limb and enabling it to grow normally, improving long-term mobility and quality of life. Bone cancers such as osteosarcoma...
Women’s Health Experts Spotlight Fibroid Treatments Following Lupita Nyong’o Disclosure
Hackensack Meridian Women’s Health Experts Highlight Uterus-Sparing Minimially Invasive Treatments Following Lupita Nyong’o Sharing Struggle with Fibroids In the wake of actress Lupita Nyong’o’s recent, candid social media post about her ongoing battle with 77 uterine fibroids, the conversation around this common but often silently endured condition is more...
A Night of Women, Care, and Courage: Women’s Day Surgery by an All-Women Team
Mumbai, Mar 13: In the quiet hours past midnight, when most of the city was asleep, the lights inside the operation theatre were bright and focused. It was International Women’s Day, and at that moment, a remarkable story of dedication, teamwork, and womanhood was unfolding. Late that night, a...
43-Year-Old Woman Successfully Undergoes Complex AVM Surgery at KIMS Hospitals Thane
Thane, Mar 13: In a high-risk neurosurgical procedure, KIMS Hospitals Thane successfully performed a complex excision of a ruptured brain arterio-venous malformation (AVM) in a 43-year-old woman who had experienced two life-threatening brain hemorrhages. The patient had been living with a right frontal AVM that had ruptured twice, most...
Researchers break decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing
Researchers break decades-old bottleneck in chemotherapy drug manufacturing An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent. The study identifies and resolves molecular “bottlenecks” that have limited the natural production of this drug for over 50 years. Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy...
This Epigenetic Switch Could Be Targeted by New Cancer Therapies
Cancers emerge from many different paths. One path begins early, in embryonic development, when a protein complex called PRC2, which regulates cell differentiation, identity, and plasticity, becomes dysfunctional. PRC2 has well-established links to breast, prostate, blood, and skin cancers, among others. Now researchers in the former Laboratory of Chromatin...
New Strategy Helps Students Tackle Intimidating Discipline in Public Health
By- Jaya M. Satagopan, professor of biostatistics at the Rutgers School of Public Health, “I am really nervous about biostatistics. Any advice?” and “I am not a math person – how do I survive this course?” are questions Jaya M. Satagopan, a professor of biostatistics at the Rutgers School of...
Heat Enhances Antibiotics Against Prosthetic Infections
Dallas, Mar 13: Heat generated by alternating magnetic fields helps common antibiotics work better against prosthetic joint infections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The study, published in Scientific Reports, advances previous research at UT Southwestern that demonstrated the efficacy of AMF in eradicating biofilm from the surface of prosthetic...