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If you’re concerned about your dementia risk you may want to involve your heart, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Have you considered lasers or other modalities to treat aging skin? Elizabeth Tracey reports
An old favorite for reducing signs of skin aging also has another application, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Most of us have heard of Botox and its cousins, which paralyze muscles. When used on muscles in the face this can reduce wrinkling. Johns Hopkins dermatologist Noori Kim says these treatments belong to a class called ‘neuromodulators’ and can …
A new drug combination may help people with advanced melanoma, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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People who are newly diagnosed with melanoma that has already spread throughout their bodies or can’t be removed surgically have a new treatment option, a recent study finds. The treatment uses two so-called ‘immune checkpoint inhibitors’ explains William Nelson, director …
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Do people who’ve been treated for cancers like breast or prostate need to worry about their response to Covid vaccines?Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Are Covid-19 vaccines still effective in people who’ve undergone treatment for so-called solid organ cancers, such as breast or prostate? The answer seems to be yes, based on a recent study looking at antibody levels to the virus’s spike protein …
A new strategy to manage some more advanced prostate cancers is proving successful, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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The combination of a drug called abiraterone with others routinely used in prostate cancer helps men with one stage of the disease remain disease free longer, two new studies find. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …