Should you be concerned about a malaria comeback in the US? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mosquito borne illnesses may include those caused by viruses or parasites. With factors such as frequent international travel and climate ch...
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20 of 340 episodesNow that summer is here mosquitoes are all around us, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Along with longer days and warmer temperatures, summer heralds much more robust mosquito populations in the northern hemisphere. Johns Hopki...
Can a new method for developing CAR-T cells to treat cancer be expanded? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Making CAR-T cells from donor bone marrow already used to treat someone’s cancer helped rein in cancer recurrence, a new study shows. Kimmel...
Can donor CAR-T cells have an impact on cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
CAR-T cells developed from bone marrow donors whose bone marrow had already been used to treat someone’s cancer may be able to rein in cance...
Are CAR-T cells coming into their own as therapeutic agents? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Specially engineered T cells, one component of immune cells in your body, are called CAR-T cells, and for several years now have been used t...
An AI model may help predict who is more likely to develop pancreas cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Pancreas cancer is associated with a very poor prognosis, with many people diagnosed with the disease given only months or a couple of years...
Will GLP1 drugs tease out the relationship between insulin and cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
In trying to discern factors that may account for colorectal cancer incidence in younger people many diet and lifestyle factors fell short,...
Is there a relationship between diet, obesity and colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A new, comprehensive study takes a look at lifestyle factors and colorectal cancer in younger people and fails to find a relationship. Kimme...
What accounts for increases in colorectal cancer among younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A comprehensive look at lifestyle factors and cancer rates among both older and younger people has left many people scratching their heads....
A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Daraxonrasib is the name of a drug for pancreas cancer that almost doubled survival for people with the disease in a clinical trial. William...
A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Daraxonrasib is the name of a drug to treat pancreas cancer that has extended survival in many with the disease, a just reported clinical tr...
Certain groups of people seem to be missing out when it comes to optimizing cardiovascular disease prevention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
New guidelines for managing cholesterol levels have recently been released by the American College of Cardiology. Cardiologist Roger Blument...
What markers are found in blood that indicate cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cholesterol found in your blood is just the beginning of the story when it comes to markers found there that are indicative of cardiovascula...
What does a blood marker called lipoprotein A have to do with your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
When it comes to assessing your cardiovascular risk, your blood tells an eloquent story. It’s not just cholesterol but several other factors...
What’s involved in lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cholesterol management, per new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, is just one aspect of measures you can take to lower you...
Becoming educated about your own cardiovascular risk is pivotal to prevention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
The most important person in reducing your risk for cardiovascular disease is you, and managing your blood cholesterol levels is just one pa...
Monitoring cholesterol and other factors should be done regularly to prevent cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Management of blood cholesterol is a major factor in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, as reflected in new guidelines released by th...
What LDL cholesterol level should you be aiming for? Elizabeth Tracey reports
When it comes to ideal LDL cholesterol levels in the blood, ideal is a bit of a moving target. Johns Hopkins cardiologist Roger Blumenthal,...
The first strategy to improve blood cholesterol levels in lifestyle management, Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you’ve been told you have high LDL cholesterol in your blood, the first place to begin to try to improve it is with diet and exercise. Th...
New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology for cholesterol guidelines are here, Elizabeth Tracey reports
A quarter of US adults have elevated levels of LDL, the type of cholesterol in the blood most often associated with atherosclerosis and card...