Study finds unique form of immunosuppression caused by brain cancer
The latest direction in cancer treatment has been toward potential cancer vaccines and immunotherapies. As these therapies become standard, continued research is important to understand how the body i...
19 Dec 202015min
Type 1 diabetes in children
Type 1 diabetes in children is a condition in which a child's body no longer produces insulin, an important hormone. The missing insulin needs to be replaced with injections or with an insulin pump. T...
18 Dec 202036min
Don’t hesitate, dive into data for COVID-19 vaccine
The news about COVID-19 vaccines being approved, distributed and administered so quickly is causing concern for some people — what is often referred to as vaccine hesitancy. "We have always struggled...
17 Dec 202029min
A vaccine milestone
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the first of several COVID-19 vaccines developed in response to the pandemic. The first vaccine has been d...
16 Dec 202027min
3D printing helps patients and medical teams
3D printing can provide an exact replica of a body part. But the printing process is not building or molding the model in traditional ways. The technology creates a solid 3D object by taking thin imag...
15 Dec 202024min
Treating back pain with spinal cord stimulation
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their health care provider or miss work, and it is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Most back pain gradually improves with home treatme...
14 Dec 202022min
Residency training adjusts to pandemic restrictions
Like many parts of life during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education has had to adjust to necessary restrictions on in-person training, meetings and classes. While patient safety comes first, train...
12 Dec 202019min
How virtual meetings affect your mind, body
To stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have transitioned to working from home or working from offices with social distancing and using virtual technology to connect with others. Much o...
11 Dec 202025min
