The adoptive T-cell therapy ADP-A2M4, which is engineered to express a T-cell receptor (TCR) directed against the MAGE-A4 cancer antigen,
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Black COVID-19 patients hospitalized at THREE times as often
Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients, study finds Black coronavirus patients
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Some patients with bladder cancer ‘can’t wait’ for treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bladder cancer is associated with significant illness and mortality, particularly if treatment is delayed. Writing in the journal Bladder Cancer,
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Scientists discover ‘immune scars’ on patients with lung infections
Patients recovering from severe lung infections develop “immunological scars” that stifle their body’s immune response and heighten their risk of
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Can a drug developed for sickle cell anemia mitigate lung damage in patients with COVID-19?
Scientists around the globe are working to identify approved and investigational drugs that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19. Senicapoc
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Antihistamines may help patients with malignant melanoma
Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new
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Austria says blood plasma cures several coronavirus patients
Austria said Thursday that several COVID-19 patients were cured after receiving transfusions using blood plasma from people who had recovered
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Antiviral remdesivir showed ‘no significant benefit’ in virus patients
Treating coronavirus patients with the antiviral drug remdesivir showed no “significant clinical benefits” in the first randomised trial of its
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For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
Mylagic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disabling and complex illness. Affected persons often cannot pursue ordinary activities—physical or mental—because
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Is it wrong to prioritize younger patients with COVID-19?
With services overburdened, healthcare professionals are having to decide who should receive treatment. But is it wrong to prioritise younger
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