A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug
A sixth person, dubbed the “Geneva patient,” may be free of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant intended to treat another disease—his cancer. The man, who was diagnosed with …
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This Rare Case of Green Hairy Tongue Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
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Medical imagery tends to burst with gore and horror, from grisly gashes and festering flesh to a merciless gush of other odious afflictions. But the most disturbing sights aren’t always …
Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?
Back to the study. The Connecticut group chose a site where they could monitor a small, contained deer herd: a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound where the property surrounding …
A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US
But malaria hasn’t been persistently present in the US since it was eliminated here in 1951, in a campaign that gave rise to the CDC. (The agency was originally called …
Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?
There’s still a long road to AI-powered diabetes tech. Under both United States and United Kingdom medical device regulations, commercially available automated insulin delivery systems—without AI—fall in the highest risk …
A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It
So far, Fractyl has only tested this approach in animals. Scientists at the company wanted to see how well the experimental gene therapy could reduce fasting blood sugar—an indicator used …