Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. As reported in BBC News, authorities in DR Congo recently confirmed that the virus is spreading at an alarming…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Rose became acquainted with Patient Worthy after her husband was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) six years ago. During this period of partial remission, Rose researched investigational drugs to be prepared in the event of a relapse. Her husband died February 12, 2021 with a rare and unexplained occurrence of liver cancer possibly unrelated to AML.
Measles: A Highly Contagious Virus
Bangladesh did not meet its 2026 measles target due to vaccination gaps in 2024 and 2025 according to a report in Reuters. The following year saw cancellation of a nationwide…
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Measles: A Highly Contagious Virus
Dengue Fever: If Half the World Is at Risk, Why Has No One Prevented It?
Once concentrated largely in tropical and subtropical regions, dengue is posing an expanding public health challenge as climate conditions, urbanization and population movement increase the number of people at risk.…
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Dengue Fever: If Half the World Is at Risk, Why Has No One Prevented It?
Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. As reported by the BBC, it is now the second worst on record with…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Novel Therapies and the FDA
Twenty-six Novel Therapies have been FDA-approved so far this year. Medical journals, including "The Lancet", see this as a difficult task. The Agency must maintain strict safety rules while simultaneously…
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Novel Therapies and the FDA
The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Chronic diseases perplex doctors, while leaving patients mysteriously ill Meghan O’Rourke, the author of the best-selling book Invisible Kingdom, recently released an excerpt from this compelling story to Elle Magazine.…
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The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness
Biomarkers
To start, a few words about the immune system: The immune system is comprised of cells, molecules, and biochemicals, and works to maintain human health. It can be defined as…
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Biomarkers
Ebola Continues To Be a Global Threat
A novel investigational Ebola vaccine has shown encouraging safety and immunogenicity results in a first-in-human clinical trial, supporting further development of an alternative vaccination strategy against Ebola virus disease, as…
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Ebola Continues To Be a Global Threat
The Researcher Who Would Not Be Tested
Although Nancy Wexler’s efforts were largely responsible for creating a genetic test to locate the Huntington’s gene, she refused to take the test herself saying “I will meet the devil…
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The Researcher Who Would Not Be Tested
Keytruda is Called a Blockbuster Drug and Deserves Its Reputation
As reported by the ICIJ, the FDA originally approved Keytruda (pembrolizumab) combined with cisplatin and gemcitabine on October 31, 2023, to treat locally advanced inoperable (unresectable) or cancer that has…
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Keytruda is Called a Blockbuster Drug and Deserves Its Reputation
Treating Inflammation vs. Bacteria
According to recent reports, assistant pediatric professor at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Prof. Meenakshi Rao, noted that infections associated with Clostridioides difficile (C. Diff.) are difficult to eradicate. Nonetheless, once the infection is under…
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Treating Inflammation vs. Bacteria
Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. It is now the second worst on record with estimates that the death toll has already passed an official…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Ebola Outbreak and Lessons Learned
As reported by the BBC, the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026 and is now the second worst on record with officials estimating that the death…
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Ebola Outbreak and Lessons Learned
SpudCell: A Synthetic Cell that Grows and Reproduces
A team from Minnesota University has created a synthetic cell that includes lifeless chemicals and created a synthetic cell that will grow, reproduce, and even compete for food along with…
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SpudCell: A Synthetic Cell that Grows and Reproduces
Two of Intellia Therapeutics’ Clinical Trials That Had Been on Hold Have Now Been Released by the FDA
Two of Intellia Therapeutics’ clinical trials that had been on hold since October 2025 have now been released by the FDA. The Agency initially issued the holds due to reports…
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Two of Intellia Therapeutics’ Clinical Trials That Had Been on Hold Have Now Been Released by the FDA
Scientists Find Poly-coated Nanoparticles Plus Therapeutic Drugs Have a Potential as Cancer Treatment
As reported on Science Daily, scientists have combined polymer-coated nanoparticles with therapeutic drugs for cancer treatment, including treatment for ovarian cancer. The nanoparticles target tumors and subsequently release their payloads,…
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Scientists Find Poly-coated Nanoparticles Plus Therapeutic Drugs Have a Potential as Cancer Treatment
FDA Investigating Death of Two Young Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients Due to Acute Liver Failure
The FDA has Completed Its Investigation of the Recent 2024 Deaths of Two Young Boys Due to Liver Failure. Acute failure of the liver has been found to be one…
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FDA Investigating Death of Two Young Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients Due to Acute Liver Failure
2026 Alzheimer’s Update
For more than a century Alzheimer’s disease has been thought to be incurable. But a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), and reported on by…
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2026 Alzheimer’s Update
FDA Approved Therapy for Rare and Severe Kidney Disease for Children Twelve or Older
In recent reports on MSN and AdventLS, it was shared that, as a result of the pioneering efforts of Dr. Carla Nester and researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Iowa…
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FDA Approved Therapy for Rare and Severe Kidney Disease for Children Twelve or Older
A Colonoscopy Remains the Gold Standard to Detect Colorectal Cancer
In the United States, colorectal cancer represents the third most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. A colonoscopy continues to be the gold standard for…
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A Colonoscopy Remains the Gold Standard to Detect Colorectal Cancer
An Update on the Ebola Outbreak
Further to the WHO’s official confirmation of an outbreak of 300 Ebola cases as of May 2026, health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) acknowledge one of the…
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An Update on the Ebola Outbreak
Where in the World is Jenny Decker?
Editor’s Note: This story is a continuation of Jenny Decker’s global sailing voyage. To see the original article, please click here. Jenny Decker left Hawaii in 2023 on her vessel Tiama…
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Where in the World is Jenny Decker?
A Cumulative COVID-19 Report for April/May 2026
As seen in the CDC's recent reports, 0.6 per 100,000 people were hospitalized in mid-April with confirmed hospital admissions averaging between 800 to 900 in June 2026. In addition, the…
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A Cumulative COVID-19 Report for April/May 2026
Aortic Valvotomy, A Widening of Heart Valves
When Seth Wharton was only one month old, doctors repaired his narrow heart valve. Then, five years later, he was referred to UAB Cardiovascular Institute for an aortic valvotomy to…
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Aortic Valvotomy, A Widening of Heart Valves
A Deeper Dive into the Ebola Virus
Formally known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola is often fatal in humans. The disease is transmitted through contact made with body fluids or blood of from a person who died…
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A Deeper Dive into the Ebola Virus
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