Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. […]
The 4,100-year-old tomb of a doctor who “treated the pharaoh himself” has been discovered at the site of Saqqara in Egypt. The burial belongs to a doctor named “Tetinebefou,” the Swiss-French team that made the discovery reported in a translated blog post. Although the artifacts in the tomb had been plundered, archaeologists were able to […]
Bill Clinton had been admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington “for testing and observation after developing a fever,” a Clinton spokesman said.
Viruses such as measles (pictured here) can be used to attack cancerous cells. Credit: Eye Of Science/Science Photo Library A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation. Beata Halassy discovered in 2020, aged 49, that she had breast cancer […]
Mark Robinson, the embattled Republican candidate for North Carolina governor, has been treated for burns in hospital after an “incident” at a campaign event. His representatives did not detail what had occurred but said Robinson was recovering from second-degree burns and in good spirits after an “incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck […]
