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Fourth patient cleared of HIV after stem cell transplant for blood cancer
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- Kate Johnson
“Although a transplant is not an option for most people with HIV, these cases are still interesting, still inspiring, and help illuminate the...
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CAR T-cell therapy turns 10 and finally earns the word ‘cure’
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- Kate Johnson
“We have a couple dozen patients who are 5, 6, 7, 9 years out or more without further therapy. That feels like a cure to me.”
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Tofersen linked to slow, positive effects in ALS
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- Kate Johnson
One-year clinical trial results show a deceleration in functional decline that is similar, but “more pronounced” than the previously reported 6-...
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My choice? Unvaccinated pose outsize risk to vaccinated
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- Kate Johnson
“The choice of some individuals to refuse vaccination is likely to affect the health and safety of vaccinated people in a manner disproportionate...
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Drug combo holds promise as on-demand contraceptive: Study
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
The ideal is to be able to take a medication to prevent ovulation and know that you wouldn’t ovulate or be able to become pregnant for the next 3-...
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Three symptoms suggest higher risk for self-injury in cancer
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“Self-injury can be a means to cope with psychological difficulties for some patients, without intent for suicide.”
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Age and ferritin levels may predict MIS-C severity
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“We do not understand why teens get more severe MIS-C than younger children.”
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Surgeons in China ‘are the executioners,’ procuring organs before brain death
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- Kate Johnson
An analysis of articles published in obscure Chinese language journals provides damning evidence of decades of widespread organ harvesting from...
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False-positive breast cancer screening likely over 10-year period
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Breast cancer screening modality has less effect on the probability of false-positive results than screening interval, patient age, and breast...
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Coordinating cancer care for patients displaced by war
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
Oncology groups are needed to help ensure Ukrainians receive care.
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Hands trained for surgery now on machine gun: Kyiv oncologist
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- Kate Johnson
In the city of Mariupol, “doctors and patients have been taken hostage,” one surgical oncologist said, used by Russian forces as a human shield....
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Cancer patients vulnerable to COVID misinformation
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- Kate Johnson
There is an overwhelming level of information online which presents a problem for doctors.
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Targeting the endocannabinoid system in migraine
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- Kate Johnson
Cannabis and other compounds that interact with the endocannabinoid system may be able to modulate the pathways involved in migraine-related pain...
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Study finds more adverse maternal outcomes in women with disabilities
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- Kate Johnson
The findings “may be a direct reflection of the challenges women with all types of disabilities face when accessing and receiving care, which is...
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Are newer migraine therapies better? It depends
- Author:
- Kate Johnson
“Triptans will be around for a long time, but the newer medications are here to stay,”