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Editor’s Note (September 2026): This article was originally published in January 2021. It has since been revised for accuracy and clarity. Earlier language suggesting that bread, pasta and rice …
Pneumonia is an infection that affects the alveoli, the small balloon-shaped bags at the end of the bronchioles. It usually affects only one of the 5 lung lobes, hence …
Cancer is a dreaded disease, often considered “the worst of all diseases”. It is one of the leading causes of death in the US. Today, more and more people …
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic, often misdiagnosed, neurologic disorder with a predilection for women. It is a common problem that causes extensive pain and tenderness. Fibromyalgia has …
If you are avoiding Garlic consumption because it makes your breath smell bad, its properties against colon cancer should make you reconsider. In fact, a recently published Italian study …
Key Takeaways: Dual immunotherapy (anti-PD-1 + anti-CTLA-4) achieves 77% survival at 6.5 years in metastatic melanoma, compared to 69% with anti-PD-1 alone. Combination therapy boosts efficacy but increases severe …
Dehydration is the expression of a lack of water in the body: either the water losses are abnormally high (fever, heatwave, vomiting, diarrhea, intense activity, an overdose of diuretics, …
Lung Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. Despite this, there has been limited progress in improving the survival rates of patients with lung cancer. This …
Key Takeaways Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent craniotomy had a 98.45% 10-year survival rate, surpassing medication (89.27%) and nerve stimulation (92.65%). Craniotomy may be safe even for infants …
Key Takeaways: A UCSF-developed AI system now decodes brain activity into text with 97% accuracy, offering hope for patients who’ve lost speech. The technology, tested in epilepsy patients, uses …
