A novel tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment course for patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly infection that occurs in every part of the world. The standard treatment for TB, a six-month multidrug regimen, has not changed...
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Team researching how effector and killer T cells can be controlled to destroy cancer cells that resist treatment
Effector and killer T cells are types of immune cells. Their job is to attack pathogens and cancers. These cells can also go after normal cells...
Remote patient monitoring may reduce need to hospitalize cancer patients
A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has found that cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who received care at home via remote patient monitoring...
Early warning system for COVID-19 gets faster through wastewater detection and tracing
Math continues to be a powerful force against COVID-19.
Teens: You got your COVID vaccine, what now?
(HealthDay)—U.S. teens are getting their COVID shots—how does that change their daily lives?
What to expect and prepare for as you return to regular health care appointments
Over the past year-plus of quarantining, many people have avoided leaving their homes as much as possible, not even to see their health care provider for...
White House lists countries getting first batch of extra COVID vaccines
(HealthDay)—An initial 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccines will be sent out this month to a “wide range of countries” in Latin America, the Caribbean, Southeast...
Wide variation in cost and transparency of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer care
Hospital price transparency is intended to help inform patients about the cost of services and procedures before they receive them. Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals in...
COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the mental health of adolescents
A study of over 59,000 Icelandic adolescents by a team of Icelandic and North American behavioral and social scientists found that COVID-19 has had a significant,...
Breast cancer’s spread is more likely in Black women, study finds
(HealthDay)—After a diagnosis of breast cancer, Black women face a greater risk of having the disease spread to distant sites in the body—a disparity that is...
