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An AI model may help predict who is more likely to develop pancreas cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 11, 2026
Will GLP1 drugs tease out the relationship between insulin and cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 11, 2026
Is there a relationship between diet, obesity and colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 11, 2026
What accounts for increases in colorectal cancer among younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 11, 2026
A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 11, 2026
A new drug for pancreas cancer may be a game changer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 08, 2026
Certain groups of people seem to be missing out when it comes to optimizing cardiovascular disease prevention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 08, 2026
What markers are found in blood that indicate cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 08, 2026
What does a blood marker called lipoprotein A have to do with your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 08, 2026
What’s involved in lowering your risk for cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 08, 2026
Cancer Headlines for June with William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Jun 03, 2026
Becoming educated about your own cardiovascular risk is pivotal to prevention, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 01, 2026
Monitoring cholesterol and other factors should be done regularly to prevent cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 01, 2026
What LDL cholesterol level should you be aiming for? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 01, 2026
The first strategy to improve blood cholesterol levels in lifestyle management, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 01, 2026
New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology for cholesterol guidelines are here, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 01, 2026
Should you have a commercially advertised cancer detection test? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 26, 2026
Can epigenetics point the way to treatment for pancreas cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 26, 2026
What do gut bacteria have to do with breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 26, 2026
What does too many copies of a part of a chromosome in pancreas cancer tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 26, 2026
Can too many copies of a gene drive pancreas cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 26, 2026
Why do kids 9-11 years of age need a cholesterol test? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 14, 2026
There’s a very good reason to test preadolescents’ cholesterol levels, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 14, 2026
There’s a test your adolescent should have to help avoid cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 14, 2026
Even kids who appear very healthy can have very high cholesterol levels, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 14, 2026
New cholesterol screening guidelines capture childhood risk, too, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 14, 2026
Does a program exist to implement comprehensive lifestyle changes to preserve cognitive function? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 11, 2026
How exactly do lifestyle interventions benefit brain health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 11, 2026
Comprehensive lifestyle changes impact wellbeing in those with early Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 11, 2026
How is it that medications to treat Alzheimer’s disease appear to show such a benefit? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 11, 2026
If you’ve been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment what’s the best strategy to slow decline? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 11, 2026
How did the current situation with kratom develop? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 04, 2026
What is the likelihood that you’ll experience a problem with a product labeled as kratom? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 04, 2026
If you have a bad experience after taking kratom, can medical professionals help?
May 04, 2026
Consuming kratom products may result in an ED visit, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 04, 2026
Kratom is accounting for a dramatic rise in ED visits, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 04, 2026
Increasing rates of obesity and severe obesity may presage increased rates of heart failure, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 23, 2026
Is there another benefit besides weight loss of GLP-1s in people with severe obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 23, 2026
Can GLP-1 agonists help in heart failure and severe obesity? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 23, 2026
What is severe obesity doing to the heart muscle’s ability to contract? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 23, 2026
How is obesity related to a common form of heart failure? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 23, 2026
A model of your brain may one day be grown in a lab, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 09, 2026
What can be learned from what cells dispose of? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 09, 2026
Brain organoids can resemble specific parts of the brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 09, 2026
Can drugs to manage Alzheimer’s disease be tested in organoids? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 09, 2026
Can brain organoids help in treating people with Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 09, 2026
Cancer Headlines With William Nelson, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Apr 01, 2026
Medicaid reductions may impact screening for cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 28, 2026
Should breast cancer screening be targeted to those at greatest risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 28, 2026
Can older people with cancer benefit from telephone based contact? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 28, 2026
Good news on cancer survival! Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 28, 2026
There’s good news regarding survival when cancer if found, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 28, 2026
Who is at risk to develop PICS? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 23, 2026
What can be done about PICS? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 23, 2026
How can you tell if PICS is present? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 23, 2026
What kinds of issues may remain after someone has been in an intensive care unit? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 23, 2026
What is post-intensive care syndrome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 23, 2026
There’s a new technique that may revolutionize one type of T cell therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 11, 2026
Can an injectable particle help supercharge your T cells? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 11, 2026
Can an mRNA containing particle help direct your T cells to specific targets? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 11, 2026
Temporary changes to T cells may empower new treatments for cancer and autoimmune disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 11, 2026
Messenger RNA can be used to stimulate T cells to fight cancer and autoimmune disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 11, 2026
Trust but verify may be needed for pulse oximeters, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 09, 2026
How do we account for opposite results from studies on pulse oximeters? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 09, 2026
What does a recent FDA funded study on pulse oximeters show? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 09, 2026
Data from pulse oximeters can really impact patient care, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 09, 2026
What is up with pulse oximeters? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 09, 2026
Will brain training data change policy when it comes to Alzheimer’s prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
One type of brain training seems to be important in reducing Alzheimer’s disease risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
Can cognitive speed training make your brain more connected? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
How can we account for why cognitive speed training seems to reduce Alzheimer’s risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
How does learning by yourself compare with instruction when it comes to preserving brain function? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
Does having to figure things out on your own protect your brain better than other kinds of activities? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
What exactly is cognitive speed training? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
If you’re looking to preserve brain health doing cognitive speed training may be best, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
What does 20 years of follow up tell us about activities to protect the brain? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
Is it possible to make personal changes to stave off dementia and preserve independence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 23, 2026
What is an assembloid? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 02, 2026
What is an organoid? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 02, 2026
How do stem cells derived from blood differ from those from embryos? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 02, 2026
Stem cells are just the beginning when it comes to modeling your risk for Alzheimer’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 02, 2026
What might reprogramming cells have to do with understanding Alzheimer’s? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 02, 2026
A couple new approaches to treating a type of leukemia may help shorten treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 18, 2026
Can the drug celecoxib help some people avoid colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 18, 2026
Since most cervical cancer is caused by infection with a virus, when should screening start? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 18, 2026
Will women soon be testing themselves for human papilloma virus, or HPV ? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 18, 2026
As cancer cases in younger people rise, do they all need treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 18, 2026
If you learn you have cancer would you be comfortable not treating it? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2026
Cancers increasing among those younger than fifty warrant investigation to discern causes, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2026
What factors do we know are related to the development of childhood allergies? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2026
What’s the best strategy to avoid food allergies in young children? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2026
Should you feed your young child peanut to prevent allergy? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2026
Can a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 22, 2025
Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 22, 2025
A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 22, 2025
How do we ensure safety with medical apps? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 22, 2025
An app to help people manage prediabetes helps, and there’s room for improvement, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 22, 2025
Are apps the answer when it comes to diabetes prevention? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 15, 2025
Would you respond to an app to make changes in your lifestyle? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 15, 2025
A new smartphone app can help avoid development of diabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 15, 2025
Monitoring blood sugar is important when you’ve been told you have prediabetes, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 15, 2025
Can you avoid developing diabetes if you have prediabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 15, 2025
Diabetes prevention programs may be utilized more with an AI approach, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 08, 2025
People with prediabetes can benefit from an AI based diabetes prevention program, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 08, 2025
How does AI stack up against human provided diabetes prevention programs? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 08, 2025
How might very detailed cancer maps inform cancer management and treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 08, 2025
What is an ultrasensitive DNA test in cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 08, 2025
Cancer Headlines With William Nelson
Dec 01, 2025
If you’re pregnant or considering pregnancy, should you take acetaminophen? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 17, 2025
Is acetaminophen use during pregnancy associated with autism in offspring? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 17, 2025
A certain type of air pollutant seems to be linked to brain abnormalities, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 17, 2025
Can air pollution impact on autism? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 17, 2025
PFAS exposure during pregnancy may cause changes in the developing brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 17, 2025
Do the environmental pollutants PFAS have any impact on development of autism? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 10, 2025
Many vaccines are intended to reduce disease severity, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 10, 2025
Why were so many people hesitant to take mRNA vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 10, 2025
What is it about mRNA vaccines that helps us fight cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 10, 2025
Why haven’t we seen cancer fighting effects with vaccines other than the Covid vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 10, 2025
mRNA could comprise a generic vaccine to be used for cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 03, 2025
The benefit of mRNA vaccines in cancer treatment is ongoing, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 03, 2025
mRNA vaccines take advantage of the body’s own systems, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 03, 2025
Might mRNA vaccines replace chemotherapy for cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 03, 2025
Can mRNA vaccines treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Nov 03, 2025
Can a new test of cerebrospinal fluid be used for many diseases of the brain and spinal cord? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 27, 2025
Cerebrospinal fluid may hold the keys to brain cancer identification and treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 27, 2025
What does your immune response have to do with brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 27, 2025
Cerebrospinal fluid can tell lots about brain tumors, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 27, 2025
Can assessments of brain cancers be done with cerebrospinal fluid? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 27, 2025
When you have screening colonoscopy should you worry about the endoscopist’s skills? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 20, 2025
Small risks of recurrent breast cancer may exist after treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 20, 2025
Most women who’ve had early breast cancer are not at high risk for recurrence, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 20, 2025
Aspirin may be of benefit in a number of cancers, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 20, 2025
What is the benefit of asprin in reducing colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 20, 2025
Care should be taken when using CT in kids, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 13, 2025
What is the cancer risk posed by CT scans in kids? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 13, 2025
Will RNA based tests form the basis for cancer screening and monitoring? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 13, 2025
Can RNA provide a way to look for cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 13, 2025
Mail in screening tests for colorectal cancer seem effective, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 13, 2025
Cancer Headlines for October 2025 With William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Oct 13, 2025
How should we interpret rising cases of colorectal cancer in younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 06, 2025
Can taking a supplement help you avoid recurrence of some skin cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 06, 2025
Why do certain microorganisms colonize your body? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 06, 2025
Will you soon be asked to give a specimen to assess your microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 06, 2025
What might your microbiome have to do with your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Oct 06, 2025
A new study shows shunting works for normal pressure hydrocephalus, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 29, 2025
Fluid buildup in the brain treated with a shunt improves symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 29, 2025
Shunts do work for a condition where fluid builds up in the brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 29, 2025
Fluid in the brain known as hydrocephalus is fairly common with aging, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 29, 2025
What’s the alternative to computer games to stave off dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 29, 2025
Does using digital technology help people avoid dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 23, 2025
Should you consider available formulations of lithium to reduce dementia risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 23, 2025
Is lithium the key to avoiding the development of dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 23, 2025
Information can help people decide to forgo cancer screening, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 12, 2025
What are the factors that keep people who won’t benefit from health screenings going? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 12, 2025
How might you feel about being told you can stop cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 12, 2025
How should preventive healthcare change as people age? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 12, 2025
How would you feel about being screened for dementia on a regular basis? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 12, 2025
People with dementia but no diagnosis can have more problematic hospitalizations, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 08, 2025
Undiagnosed dementia can be risky, especially when someone is hospitalized, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 08, 2025
Can peripheral blood sampling be combined with radiation therapy for cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 08, 2025
A combination of strategies help determine best cancer treatment strategies, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 08, 2025
How does radiation benefit the body’s response to cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Sep 08, 2025
Radiation is emerging as an important tool in helping improve immune response in cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 31, 2025
Can radiation affect distant metastasis? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 31, 2025
Can radiation improve the success of immunotherapies to treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 31, 2025
What does the area around a tumor tell us about response to treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 31, 2025
Assessing individual cancer characteristics is needed to determine resistance to new types of therapies, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 31, 2025
Laboratory studies demonstrate causation when it comes to cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
What should you do about getting the RSV vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
With cold and flu season about to begin and Covid continuing, should you get a vaccine if you’re already under the weather? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
Monitoring your own symptoms after vaccination helps identify adverse reactions, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
Reporting adverse events after receiving a vaccine helps you and others, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
Respiratory infection season is almost upon us, and older people in particular should pay attention to their vaccine status, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
If you’re sending a child off to college what vaccines should they get? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
Which type of vitamin is best? Your pharmacist knows, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 19, 2025
Many people who could benefit from medicines to reduce their cardiovascular risk aren’t getting them, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 05, 2025
What are the barriers to testing for hepatitis C in emergency departments? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 05, 2025
Could more targeted screening be helpful in colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 05, 2025
Are there aspects to blood testing for colorectal cancer that undermine screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Aug 05, 2025
Is there a role for a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 21, 2025
How helpful is a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 21, 2025
Supervised exercise helped reduce recurrence of colorectal cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 21, 2025
Exercise helped people with colorectal cancer avoid recurrence, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 21, 2025
Can a new drug that helps hot flashes herald a way to prevent many breast cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 21, 2025
Engaging both patients and physicians in the use of cholesterol lowering medicines is needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 14, 2025
Why don’t people who are eligible for cholesterol lowering medicines take them? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 14, 2025
Just how much does it cost our healthcare system when people don’t take needed medicines to reduce cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 14, 2025
The gap between recommendations and who is actually taking medicines to lower cardiovascular disease risk is huge, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 14, 2025
How many people aren’t taking needed medicines to reduce cardiovascular risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 14, 2025
Can hot flashes and night sweats be controlled in women having treatment for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 07, 2025
There’s hope for women with breast cancer who are experiencing menopausal symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 07, 2025
CAR-T cells are an expensive form of cancer treatment, but other techniques may soon supplant them, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 07, 2025
Why has it been so hard to use CAR-T cells to treat solid tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 07, 2025
Will solid tumors now be treated with CAR-T cells? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jul 07, 2025
Humidity may be as important as temperature when it comes to air conditioning, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 30, 2025
If you don’t use AC properly you may make lung problems worse, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 30, 2025
Proper AC maintenance is key to healthful use, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 30, 2025
Sometimes air conditioning can compromise your respiratory health, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 30, 2025
While AC is great at making us feel comfortable it’s also important for health, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 30, 2025
Different types of tumors with a specific mutation may not need surgery, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 23, 2025
Are there cancers where surgery may be entirely avoided? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 23, 2025
Which types of cancer treatment are impacted by the gut microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 23, 2025
If your gut microbiome isn’t healthy, is there anything that can be done about it? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 23, 2025
Your gut microbiome may have much to do with how you respond to cancer therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 23, 2025
Cancer Headlines with William Nelson, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Jun 17, 2025
Who is suitable for a breathlessness clinic visit? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 16, 2025
What is a breathlessness clinic? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 16, 2025
What are current studies doing when high levels of blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s are found? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 16, 2025
What are your options if a new blood test says you are at risk for Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 16, 2025
People who develop dementia as they age most often have a mixed type, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 16, 2025
A truly comprehensive test for Alzheimer’s disease may be on the horizon, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 09, 2025
Biomarkers alone don’t mean Alzheimer’s disease is present, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 09, 2025
If you get a positive result on the new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease, what does that mean? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 09, 2025
Who is a candidate for the new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 09, 2025
What’s the basis of the new blood test to screen for Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 09, 2025
A protein that’s made in your brain at night helps you remember things, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 02, 2025
How do neurodegenerative diseases begin? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 02, 2025
A change in a protein in the brain signals possible neurocognitive disorders, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 02, 2025
Accurately predicting who’s at risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease may now be easier, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 02, 2025
What can proteins in the blood and elsewhere teach us about developing dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jun 02, 2025
Sickle cell disease should be treated with a half-matched donor approach, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 27, 2025
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease often isn’t a cure, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 27, 2025
A new technique is better than gene therapy for curing sickle cell disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 27, 2025
A new technique cures most people with sickle cell disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 27, 2025
What’s the best way to cure sickle cell disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 27, 2025
Breast cancer survival rates have stalled, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 19, 2025
Possible impacts of new cancer drugs need to be cataloged, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 19, 2025
How might microplastics be related to cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 19, 2025
Your body has microplastics in many places, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 19, 2025
There are things you can do to help protect your respiratory health even with dryer air and poor air quality, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 19, 2025
How is poor air quality related to dry air and respiratory health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 12, 2025
Does dry air contribute to more respiratory infections? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 12, 2025
How are dry air and respiratory disease connected? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 12, 2025
Dry airways and inflammation are linked, Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 12, 2025
What are increasing global temperatures doing to your airways? Elizabeth Tracey reports
May 12, 2025
How is the decision on how long to continue life sustaining treatment made? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 10, 2025
Is two weeks long enough to determine if someone will recover consciousness? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 10, 2025
How long should someone remain on life support? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 10, 2025
Sleep spindles may help discern who may regain consciousness, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 10, 2025
It’s always a challenge when someone is unresponsive to determine how active their brain is, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Apr 10, 2025
The shingles vaccine is on the do not miss list, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Vaccines against human papilloma virus reduce cancers, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
After billions of doses, mRNA vaccines have demonstrated their safety, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Why are mRNA vaccines effective? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
What is RNA and how is it used in vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Should you get more than one vaccine at a time? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
If you are allergic to eggs should you avoid flu vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Why might you get an illness even when you’ve been vaccinated? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Why is the flu vaccine sometimes more effective than other times? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
Who shouldn’t take a live vaccine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 31, 2025
How should you create a sleep routine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
What can you do to protect yourself from developing insomnia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Could your electronic devices mislead you into thinking you have insomnia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
What questions should you ask yourself if you suspect you may have insomnia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
When should you be concerned that you may have a sleep problem? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Should sleep be assessed just like blood pressure or vision? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Solving sleep problems starts with an assessment, Elizabeth Tracey reports.
Mar 17, 2025
How might compromised sleep put one at risk for poorer health outcomes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Is compromised sleep related to the development of cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Increasingly sleep is recognized as a modifiable risk factor for disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 17, 2025
Does blood in your urine mean you have cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Can a genetic test spot bladder cancer in people who have blood in their urine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Are there advantages to receiving chemotherapy for cancer before surgery? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
What is the best way to treat esophageal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Is it possible to catch nerve pain early in cancer treatment and minimize it? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Can painful nerve pain following cancer therapy be avoided? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
How often does someone who’s been treated for cancer experience nerve pain? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
How does reporting symptoms impact cancer care for patients? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Is it helpful for people with advanced cancer to report their symptoms regularly? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Patients with advanced cancer can help in their own care, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Mar 03, 2025
Cancer headlines with William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, February 2025
Feb 27, 2025
Physical activity is beneficial for people with Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
Diet can help in those who already have Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
You can lower your risk for developing Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
Environmental exposures are linked to Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
Where in the world are Parkinson’s disease cases most common? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
How big a role does genetics play in the development of Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
How do abnormal proteins get into the brain in Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
What exactly is happening in the brain of someone with Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
More and more people worldwide are developing Parkinson’s disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a very common movement disorder, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 17, 2025
What can a precancerous condition teach us about clearing mutations? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Feb 03, 2025
When prostate cancer returns a nuclear medicine scan can help, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 26, 2025
Can a new tool help determine which cancer treatments might help you? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 26, 2025
Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 26, 2025
What does the science tell us about alcohol consumption and cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 26, 2025
Should you give up alcohol to reduce your cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 26, 2025
How might AI improve interpretation of free DNA levels in the blood? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Higher levels of your own DNA circulating in your blood may be a problem, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
How much does increased levels of DNA in the blood increase dementia risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Why does increased cell death in the body increase inflammation? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Is walking speed linked to cell death? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
How does circulating DNA contribute to accelerated aging? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Are circulating DNA and inflammation related? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Can a blood test for DNA predict Alzheimer’s disease and frailty? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
A blood test looking for your DNA is proving increasingly useful, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
Your own genetic material from two cellular locations can be found in your blood, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Jan 12, 2025
It may now be possible to tell who is going to react badly to some forms of cancer therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 23, 2024
Using two immunotherapies in colon cancer helps, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 23, 2024
Studying cancers in three dimensions has revealed a kind of regression, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Dec 23, 2024