Innovation

Current experimental treatments for COVID-19 focus on two targets: the virus or the immune system.  On the immune system side, the number of experimental treatments [...]

February 10, 2021 Patients and their physicians have quite a few treatment options to sort through to manage hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of [...]

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Mayo Clinic announce news of a proof-of-concept patch for surgical and emergency situations where stitches or staples would [...]

Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some [...]

What? Can you say that again? Sorry, I didn't hear you. These common phrases are linked to a common problem: hearing impairment. About 28 million, or 14%, [...]

As long as there have been medical devices ― mechanisms ranging from stents and tubing to catheters and implants ― patients have faced the risk [...]

Toward the end of the 19th century, a French doctor named Ernest Besnier coined the term “biopsy,” combining the Greek bios (life) and opsis [...]

On Saturday, March 14, in southwest Wisconsin, a woman was working in her yard, raking and clearing the first spring weeds. She coughed a bit [...]

To develop a treatment for patients with COVID-19, researchers around the world are steadfastly exploring numerous angles, including testing existing antiviral drugs and new compounds. One [...]

Chronic diseases are on the rise. Many have no easy treatment, some none at all. "As a medical institution, we won't accept that the current state [...]