A phase 2 study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that a stem cell product called dilanubicel safely enabled umbilical cord blood transplants in 28 patients A new way of using umbilical cord blood for treating blood diseases could make the treatment more accessible to patients who need a stem cell transplant. A
Patients in danger of bleeding out from trauma could be treated on site Platelets, which allow blood to clot, can save patients in danger of bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. But donated platelets can only be given to patients in a hospital and last only a few days at room temperature to a few
Following 9 key steps for a lifetime of eating well can support heart health More than half of adults and about 60% of children in the U.S. have unhealthy diets, which can contribute to higher rates of health factors such as high blood pressure and obesity, and lead directly to poor health outcomes including deaths from cardiovascular disease and other
Groundbreaking AAV-based gene therapy offers potential treatment for patients with OTOF gene-associated severe-to-profound and profound hearing loss The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), the first-ever dual adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy. Otarmeni is indicated for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with severe-to-profound and profound sensorineural hearing loss (any
Blood clots that form in veins — known as venous thromboembolisms — are a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Despite the serious threat they pose to human health, researchers have never fully understood why these clots develop in some people but not others. A recent study led by researchers at the University of
The third Clinical Trials Plenary Session at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 was dedicated to “Cellular Therapies and Complex Immunotherapies” and provided updates on sophisticated immunotherapeutic CAR-T cells strategies, with special emphasis on their application for solid tumors. Can CAR T-cell therapy intercept disease in patients with smoldering myeloma? The first presenter Omar Nadeem, MD, of
Northeastern experts say to call a physical therapist if rotator cuff injuries become painful or disabling The first sign that retired accountant Kathey Parcels had torn her left rotator cuff was pain, sudden and acute pain. “It was really bad,” said Parcels, who experienced the injury three years ago when she was 73. “You couldn’t
A new multicenter study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery finds that reoperative surgical mitral valve replacement (rSMVR) is associated with significantly better long-term survival compared to transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (mViV) procedures in patients with failing bioprosthetic mitral valves. While both approaches demonstrated similar safety and procedural success at 30 days, key differences emerged over time,
Over a 22-year period, 272 deaths were reported; nearly half cited “undetermined” causes Key Takeaways Deaths among people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have increased in recent years after a long decline, and better monitoring of medical care and mortality rates in this population is needed, said researchers of a retrospective study. From
Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University, University of Florida and Indiana University are changing how that risk is detected. Why standard bone density tests don’t always capture fracture risk Most tools used to assess the risk of fractures and osteoporosis
