Adjusting doses, coping with gaps, and teaching nutrition show the difference non-MDs can make Adobe By Elizabeth Cooney Jan. 3, 2025 Cardiovascular Disease Reporter Life was getting better for Carlos Campos, 72, a retired machinist who lives with his wife and daughter in Tukwila, Wash. Diagnosed about 20 years ago with type 2 diabetes, he was...
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Doctor Catches Cancer From Patient
ByJason Hall Jan 3, 2025 A past case of a surgeon having accidentally “transplanted” a rare type of cancer from a patient into himself during a procedure has resurfaced and renewed interest, the Daily Mail reports. The patient, identified as a 32-year-old man from Germany, was having a malignant fibrous histiocytoma — a rare type of cancer — tumor removed from...
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Medical Professionals Are Sharing 20 Patients Who Turned Out To Be Correct About Wild Self-Diagnoses
“We had a patient who came in insisting that her neighbor was poisoning her. Everyone dismissed her.” by Julia Corrigan BuzzFeed ContributorView All 98 Comments The video player is currently playing an ad.Skip Ad Recently, Reddit user Musikcookie took to the popular Ask Reddit page to ask doctors, “What was the wildest self-diagnoses a patient was actually right about?” Medical professionals of all types...
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Blood test can predict how long vaccine immunity will last, study shows
by Stanford University Medical Center Summary of proposed mechanism for involvement of megakaryocytes in promotion of durability of antibody responses to vaccination. Credit: Nature Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-02036-z, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-024-02036-z When children receive their second measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, around the time they start kindergarten, they gain protection against all three viruses for all or most of their lives. Yet the effectiveness...
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Microglia digest large Alzheimer’s plaques by spitting enzymes at them, preclinical study finds
by Katie Cottingham, Cornell University Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115052 Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease by latching on to them, forming a sort of external stomach and releasing digestive enzymes into the space, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine...
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Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection
by Greta Friar, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Derivation of hPSC-derived vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and pericytes. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54917-4 COVID-19 is a respiratory disease primarily affecting the lungs. However, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 surprised doctors and scientists by causing an unusually large percentage of patients to experience vascular complications—issues related...
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Abnormal blood vessel growth in the brain may be an early diagnostic sign of cognitive impairment
by Delthia Ricks, National Institutes of Health , Medical Xpress Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels Gender differences define how the human brain ages, and telltale biomarkers in the blood may be strongly suggestive of cognitive impairment and dementia, according to a comprehensive new study involving more than 500 people. Just as skin wrinkles and muscles sag, the...
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World’s largest chimeric gene database promises personalized cancer therapies
by Reichman University Graphical Abstract. Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1126 A new study conducted at the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University’s Dina Recanati School of Medicine announces the launch of the ChiTaRS 8.0 database, the world’s largest collection of chimeric genes (gene fusions) found in humans with cancer and other chronic diseases. The...
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Can You Mix Niacinamide and Vitamin C?
Written by Brian Clista, MD | Reviewed by Christine Giordano, MD Published on November 19, 2024print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: miniseries/E+ via Getty Images We all experience skin changes from time to time like blotchiness, dryness, and pigment changes. And as you get older, you may also notice fine lines and wrinkles. A good skincare routine can help keep your skin clear...
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Who Should Not Take NSAIDs? 9 People Who Should Avoid These Pain Relievers
Written by Christina Aungst, PharmD | Reviewed by Austin Ulrich, PharmD, BCACP Published on August 15, 2024print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: Table of contents Kidney disease Heart disease Pregnancy Stomach ulcers Older adults Diabetes Inflammatory bowel disease Blood thinners Other interacting meds FAQs Bottom line References KTStock/iStock via Getty Images Plus Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a very well-known class...