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Anchor lead: What can inflammation in the nose teach us about the body repairing itself? Elizabeth Tracey reports You’re able to smell things because of the work of your olfactory system. Now research by Andrew Lane, an otolaryngologist at Johns …
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Anchor lead: Many people who’ve had a heart attack don’t need supplemental oxygen, Elizabeth Tracey reports Everyone who comes to the hospital with a heart attack is routinely given oxygen, but now that practice has come into question with the …
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Anchor lead: Use of a blood test to screen for an uncommon cancer works well, Elizabeth Tracey reports Screening for a very common virus known as Epstein-Barr has been successful in identifying men with nasopharyngeal cancer, a recent study in …
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Anchor lead: There’s a disturbing rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Americans under the age of fifty are seeing more deaths from colorectal cancer, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association …
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Anchor lead: Newer cancer therapy trials are having a hard time finding patients, Elizabeth Tracey reports Immunotherapy is the most promising avenue for cancer treatment, with new agents being developed rapidly. But getting enough people to test them on has …
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Anchor lead: Can resistant viruses undo all the HIV containment efforts worldwide? Elizabeth Tracey reports In some countries, up to ten percent of HIV infections are resistant to medication, a study reported at the recent international HIV meeting reported. The …
