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Can antibiotics compromise cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Your gut flora, or microbiota, normally helps keep you healthy. When you take an antibiotic it disrupts the flora. Now a new study shows that some types of antibiotics are associated with a poorer response to cancer therapies called immune …
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White blood cells called natural killer cells are being harnessed to fight cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Can a type of white blood cell help in the fight against cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
How can we reduce the toll of ovarian cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If you’re at risk to develop ovarian cancer, does it make sense to remove your fallopian tubes, which bridge the ovaries and the uterus? Perhaps, according to William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Nelson: I …
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Should you remove fallopian tubes to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you’ve have Covid could that have triggered a heart arrhythmia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Heart arrhythmias, where the heart doesn’t beat in its normal pattern, are common, especially one called atrial fibrillation, where the top part of the heart flutters, increasing someone’s risk for stroke and other issues. Could this condition, abbreviated afib, develop …