At least one patient with advanced cancer experienced a complete remission after being treated with a modified herpes virus.
There are now more than 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S., but many challenges remain in prevention, detection, and treatment.
At a conference this week, public health experts and health officials sounded an alarm over growing case numbers of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Up to 17 months later, five lupus patients have remained free of damaging autoantibodies after receiving CAR T cell therapy.
Monkeypox cases are declining, and the new White House czar is eminently qualified for the job, but the right can't stop tweeting about his shirtless Instas.
The milestone comes nearly 70 years after the first successful transplant of a kidney in Boston.
A discovery in Borneo pushes back the earliest known medical amputation by tens of thousands of years.
Former Arrayit President Mark Schena falsely claimed his Theranos-like blood testing device could accurately test for covid-19 at the height of the pandemic.
Researchers say their oral dissolvable tablet can deliver insulin intact to the liver, at least in studies with rats.
The biosynthetic material could make treatment for damaged corneas more affordable and available.
The results suggest that the debilitating and deadly virus, once made almost extinct, is now circulating among the city's population.
Thousands of people in the U.S. and Europe will receive a shot developed partly by Pfizer, designed to protect against the tickborne illness.
A new report shows that Lyme-related claims in rural areas have risen over 300% since 2007.
CDC officials documented melioidosis-causing bacteria in Mississippi. Two people were hospitalized and developed sepsis.
Scabies, shingles, poison ivy, and other ailments can cause skin to break out in unpleasant bumps and rashes.
Not every country has fully opened back up yet—and conditions apply.
The social media giant has said it doesn't allow ads with medical misinformation on its site, but "nonsense" cancer treatments still slip through.
No cases have been found so far, but health officials put out a warning for communities with low vaccination rates.
New research this week shows that children given a dual bone marrow and kidney transplant have been able to avoid anti-rejection drugs.
Anti-vaxxers believe the singer developed Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which paralyzed half his face, due to the covid-19 jab despite a lack of any clear evidence.
