During a laparoscopic tubal ligation out-patient procedure, the fallopian tubes are tied, cut, or removed to permanently prevent pregnancy. Tubal surgery blocks the pathway between the uterus and ovaries preventing sperm from reaching the egg.
Advances in CAR T, a remarkable immunotherapy treatment dubbed a “living drug.” This new therapy genetically modifies a patient’s cells to fight cancer, but current research efforts hope to treat autoimmune diseases, organ damage and more.
Yesterday marked the 36th year that the world observed World No Tobacco Day. This relatively obscure milestone masks a stalled effort to curb consumption of combustible cigarettes and other nicotine-related products. It’s unlikely most people paid any attention.
But the impact of smoking is all around us, even if we don’t see it. Statistics rarely tell a provocative story to compel people to action.
Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from WHO has found, increasing their risk of heart disease...
BREAST CANCER REMAINS A GLOBAL PROBLEM, impacting over 2.3 million people yearly. Today, we examine breast cancer survival improvements, a triumph of science. We’ll also look at strategies to reduce breast cancer risk.
