Prostate cancer treatment needs to get more personalized
(By Brian Helfand for STAT) As a group, men who choose not to treat their early-stage prostate cancer aren’t any
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When a Nobel Prize brings a shower of hype: the roller coaster ride of RNAi
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) When the Nobel Prizes are announced next week, the winning biomedical discovery is certain to
Read MoreBeware Of Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline) A website for five affiliated stem cell clinics, four of them in California, hails
Read MoreFDA approves first ‘artificial pancreas’ for diabetes treatment
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved1 the first so-called artificial pancreas, an out-of-body
Read MoreFlawed Research Tool Leads To Faulty Medical Findings
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers trying to understand diseases and find new ways to treat them are running into
Read MoreNovel cancer treatment from Kite Pharma notches positive results, but big questions remain
(By Damian Garde for STAT) A promising new approach to cancer is moving closer to reaching patients, as the biotech company Kite
Read MoreBeware the hype: Top scientists cautious about fighting cancer with immunotherapy
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) NEW YORK — There’s been a lot of excitement about immunotherapy1 as a tool to
Read MoreAre You Part of the Silver Tsunami?
Ten thousand seniors turning 65 and becoming Medicare-eligible every day but not one of Silicon Valley companies is taking senior
Read MoreGet a new body part and go home the same day: the rise of the ‘bedless hospital’
(By Casey Ross for STAT) RECKSVILLE, Ohio — Get in, get a new knee, go home. As treatments get less
Read MoreHHS awards over $87 million for health centers’ IT enhancements
(Source – www.hhs.gov) Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $87 million in funding for
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