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In a 1st, scientists use designer immune cells to send an autoimmune disease into remission

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Five lupus patients reached remission with CAR T-cell therapy.

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Doctors remove 50 AA and AAA batteries from woman's gut and stomach

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Doctors removed dozens of batteries from a woman's GI tract.

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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic could treat alcohol addiction, trial finds

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Psilocybin-assisted therapy could be a promising treatment for alcohol use disorder.

How has Magic Johnson survived with HIV

How has Magic Johnson survived with HIV?

By Adam Hadhazy, Jonathan Gordon published

Reference An epidemiologist explains how Magic Johnson has survived HIV.

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A man's voice grew hoarse for no obvious reason. It turns out, he had fungus in his throat.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

A man's rare fungal infection caused his voice to grow hoarser and hoarser.

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Scientists revived the cells of pigs an hour after death, a potential organ transplant breakthrough

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists revitalized cells in the bodies of dead pigs.

Surgeons perform a transplant operation on a human patient using a pig's heart.

2 pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brain-dead human patients

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Surgeons successfully transplanted pig hearts into brain-dead patients, advancing toward the next stage of FDA trials.

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Monkeypox may present with unusual symptoms, CDC warns

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The CDC issued new guidance for health care providers.

Three mouse embryos. The far left embryo is healthy and was not exposed to valproic acid; the right two embryos were exposed to valproic acid. The center embryo has microcephaly (meaning a small head) and the far right embryo has exencephaly (meaning the portion of the neural tube closest to its head is open).

Mini-brains show how common drug freezes cell division in the womb, causing birth defects

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The drug can cause birth defects when taken in pregnancy.

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Experimental rectal cancer drug caused all patients' tumors to disappear in small trial

By Nicoletta Lanese published

More research is needed to know if the patients' cancer could return.

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Cluster of mysterious hepatitis cases in US children prompts CDC health alert

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The CDC alerted doctors to be on the lookout for more cases.

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Woman's sudden dizziness and hearing loss had a rare cause

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Air bubbles were trapped in the woman's ear.

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Dozens of unexplained cases of liver disease seen in UK children

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Clinicians have been asked to look out for more cases.

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'Magic mushroom' compound creates a hyper-connected brain to treat depression

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Psilocybin may help people with depression break negative thought patterns.

a woman with a new spinal implant (left) walks with the help of a medical provider (right)

A woman would faint whenever she tried to stand. New implant lets her walk.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The patient has a condition called multiple system atrophy.

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Father's use of diabetes drug could raise his kids' risk of birth defects

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Paternal metformin use may increase the risk of birth defects.

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'Excessive wrinkling' on young man's hands turned out to be rare condition

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Doctors initially attributed the symptoms to eczema.

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Thick, black 'hairs' coated a man's tongue. Here's why.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The "hairs" on the man's tongue weren't actually hair.

An artist's rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus

A third person has been cured of HIV, scientists report

By Nicoletta Lanese published

She received stem cells from umbilical cord blood.

photo of a donated human lung in a machine that keeps the tissue alive outside of the body

Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The technique will soon be tested in a clinical trial.