Imagine you've just been told you have cancer and all of the emotions and questions that would race through your mind. Next imagine you get news soon after that you're eligible for a clinical trial for treatment that could potentially lengthen or save your life. Allegheny Health Network ...
When someone asks Jen Pardini about the night her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her and nearly ended her life, she answers the questions openly and without a hint of hesitation. Nothing, the survivor-turned-advocate said, is off limits: not the night he fractured her skull with a hammer, ...
New research is raising the possibility that a virus that is seemingly otherwise harmless to humans could possibly trigger the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The data from Northwestern Medicine published in July shows that some cases are linked to genetics but that most are not, and the ...
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the oldest of the “pandemic babies” – born in early 2020 – are heading off to kindergarten this month. And while the 3.5 million U.S. children born between March 2020 and 2021 have been more resilient than anybody could have ...
Rising temperatures can mean rising pain for many people, as summer heat can often trigger the onset of migraine headaches. As temperatures climb, so do migraine episodes, with heat, humidity and dehydration being some of the most common reasons for the start of a migraine during the summer ...
New research is showing promise that a vaccine may be able to fight one type of the most common cancers in women. Phase one clinical trials examined immune response to a new breast cancer vaccine by measuring antibodies in white blood cells. Researchers hope the vaccine could eventually ...
