A new frontier in the fight against cancer is emerging from an unexpected source: the trillions of microorganisms residing within the human gut. For years, the medical community has grappled with a persistent challenge in oncology—the fact that powerful immunotherapy treatments, designed to unleash
The fight against hereditary cancer has long been a reactive battle waged with scalpels and surveillance, but a landmark clinical trial now suggests a future where the body's own immune system can be trained to intercept the disease before it ever takes root. Recent findings for an investigational
The path from discovering a suspicious breast lump to receiving a definitive diagnosis is often fraught with anxiety, culminating in a biopsy that, for a vast majority of individuals, confirms the lesion is benign. In the United States alone, an astonishing 75% to 80% of all breast biopsies yield
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of cardiovascular medicine for millions of Americans, a comprehensive bipartisan appropriations bill is advancing through Congress, carrying with it major implications for how patients access care and how the nation invests in medical research.
The daunting reality for thousands of individuals is that a diagnosis of end-stage liver failure begins a desperate race against time, a wait for a life-saving organ that, for many, will never arrive. This critical shortage of donor organs has created a persistent crisis in modern medicine, with
A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has established a significant association between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, alongside altered markers
