The Latest Breaking News from Disease

A Rare Pelvic Cancer Forced Surgeons to Remove Multiple Organs in an Extraordinary Attempt to Save the Patient

Cleveland Clinic surgeons performed a pelvic exenteration in a young patient whose rare congenital anatomy complicated an aggressive tumor.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Alzheimer's Treatment Can Now Begin at Home with an Injection Instead of Months of Infusions

The FDA approved an at-home subcutaneous starting dose of lecanemab. Launch is planned for late August, and monitoring requirements remain unchanged.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Liver Infection with No Approved Oral Treatment in the U.S. Now Has a Drug Under FDA Review

The FDA accepted a new drug application for lonafarnib, which would be the first oral treatment for chronic hepatitis D in the United States.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Donor Heart Cell Therapy Slowed Arm Function Loss in Advanced Duchenne, but FDA Advisers Voted Against It

The HOPE-3 trial met its primary endpoint in advanced Duchenne, yet an FDA advisory committee voted nine to three against the therapy.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

A Soil Bacterium Now Established on the Gulf Coast Is Behaving Differently Than Its Southeast Asian Relatives

New CDC laboratory work found that Western Hemisphere and African strains of the melioidosis bacterium differ sharply in virulence in mice.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

Ancient Skeletons from 3,500 Years Ago Are Challenging What Scientists Thought About Syphilis and Its Origins

Three children buried in Vietnam show congenital treponemal disease at least 3,500 years ago, complicating how researchers date syphilis in bone

Medical Daily · Aug 13

California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries

State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease

The Guardian - US · Aug 13

Researchers Linked the Benefit of Parkinson's Brain Implants to a Fast Rhythm Between 20 and 35 Hertz

Researchers identified a fast beta rhythm linking deep brain stimulation sites to the cortex, associated with better Parkinson's treatment outcomes.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

University of Reading makes first British-grown chocolate bar in nearly 100 years

The University of Reading has created the Reading 100 Chocolate Bar, made entirely from British ingredients including cocoa grown in Berkshire. Produced to mark the university's centenary, it is the first UK-grown chocolate bar made since Rowntrees gifted one to the then-Princess Elizabeth in 1932. That was the only other…

The Independent UK · Aug 13

7 Surprising Signs Your Cholesterol May Be Too High

High cholesterol is often called a silent problem because most people do not feel anything unusual when their cholesterol levels rise. That is exactly what makes it easy to overlook. But in some people, prolonged or severe cholesterol problems can contribute to changes elsewhere in the body. Some signs may…

MyLifeXP · Aug 13