Stem Cell Therapy May Replace Liver Transplants
August 20, 2015
Recent experiments transplanting liver stem cells into mice livers give hope to researchers that one day stem cell therapy will replace the need for liver transplants
Recent experiments transplanting liver stem cells into mice livers give hope to researchers that one day stem cell therapy will replace the need for liver transplants
A recent study focused on patients in Oregon and Washington who used alternative medicine to treat their chronic pain found that these patients were often reluctant to tell their doctors.
A new study shows that the combination of antidepressants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications can increase the risk of intracranial bleeding
Health care providers must follow up on potentially serious lab and radiology results, even if they are "incidental" findings that the tests weren’t intending or expecting to find.
The findings of two new studies show that migraine sufferers are often treated with narcotic painkillers or barbiturates, which goes against guidelines for the safe treatment of such patients.
An article in the magazine Nature describes a break-through discovery that the brain is connected to the body’s immune system through tiny lymphatic vessels that no one previously knew existed.
A troubling study shows that more than 20% of melanoma patients on medicare experience a delay in receiving surgical treatment.
A tiny device the size of a grain of rice will soon be used to deliver cancer drugs to tumors. The hope is that it will help medical providers learn which drugs work best on the tumor so that they may better target therapy.
A new book is out about the lives of nurses in America. One important takeaway: don’t go to a teaching hospital in July if you can help it.
A recent article in Politico outlines the growing issue of electronic medical records leading to lawsuits.
