Once I knew the characteristics of the fluid, I focused my differential diagnosis on the three main causes of exudative pleural effusion: infection, inflammation, and cancer. I considered the ...

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully ...

One of the best ways to defeat cancer is by rousing the immune system to attack it. Experts have thought that immune cells had to be inside of tumors for one type of immunotherapy, known as ...

Breeze Hunter, a 22-year-old college student, struggled for months with a sinus infection she couldn’t shake. She was later ...

One of the best ways to defeat cancer is by rousing the immune system to attack it. Experts have thought that immune cells had to be inside of tumors for one type of immunotherapy, known as checkpoint ...

These AP-EVs carry key immune-boosting signals, helping T cells—the body's natural cancer fighters—recognize and attack tumors more effectively. This new approach enhances immune responses ...

They used a proprietary in-house cancer genome analysis system and assessed the type and frequencies of gene mutations based on TMB, MSI, and tumor site. 14 tumors were classified as TMB-high.

Activated fibroblasts promote tumor growth and spread, while also conferring resistance to treatments. This may be one of the reasons behind the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer ...

This localized form of fungal sinusitis occurs when fungal spores create a concentrated mass within a sinus cavity, most commonly the maxillary ... infection can mimic tumors or other chronic ...

Teddi Mellencamp’s life is hanging in the balance as she battles an aggressive form of Stage 4 skin cancer. The “Real ... for insight into the “black tumor” that sends about 8,000 ...