Scientists have taken a key step toward the development of what could be a breakthrough treatment for corneal blindness, a condition that affects millions of people around the world. The…
In 2013, Jennifer Glass was diagnosed with stage IIIB lung cancer. To help document her life, she took a photo every day and then, in March 2014, she set it…
The family of superbugs made headlines two years ago when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned they were spreading. Now, they’re back in the news after seven patients…
That’s the treatment the roughly 50 members of the Maryland-based group gotmuch to their surprisefor Pope Francis’ weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, according to Francis DeBernardo, the group’s…
I had intended to discuss President Obama’s plans for personalized precision medicine with my patient Barbara last week, but she missed her appointment. Or, more accurately, she arrived two hours…
When YouTuber Yousef Erakat heard one of his fans had to miss out on meeting him because of a chemo treatment, he decided to bring the meet and greet to…
The group was diverse — elderly, young people, even little children. Some educated, some not. Roughly equal numbers of men and women; some dressed up in nice clothes, some in…
When founders and CEOs look to hire and promote managers, they want people who exhibit leadership. But how can you exhibit leadership if you’re stuck in individual contributor roles? No…
For the first time, a drug is showing promising signs of effectiveness in Ebola patients participating in a study. The medicine, which interferes with the virus’s ability to copy itself,…
State Sen. Chris Eaton is planning to introduce legislation to encourage opiate treatment providers and doctors to break with an abstinence-based model and embrace evidence-based practices for treating addiction, the…
There are a number of factors that may play a role in the development of depression, including genetic, environmental, emotional, psychological and biological influences. According to one integrative neuroscientist, depression…
He calls the West African nation his “second home.” He lived there from 1995 to 2010 and has made about a dozen trips since then. But he said this time…
Those who become ill may develop West Nile encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile virus. According to the CDC, only…
A photo from a People Daily’s online report last week showed the boy called “Kunkun,” watching villagers unanimously vote for his removal in a meeting held in early December. Even…