A doctor’s appointment that never comes: How AI can transform healthcare (and save lives)
One patient’s story illustrates how artificial intelligence can unclog a system strangled by bureaucracy
Jesús Santamaría, the scientist who writes murders, but would settle for slaying cancerous cells in real life
The researcher has penned crime novels full of death — and received more than $5.8 million from the European Union toward finding the cure for cancer
Robert F. Kennedy strengthens Trumpism with his ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement
Trump’s health secretary confounds experts with his baseless claims about vaccines and diets, but his ideas are resonating with the Republican voter base
Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths
The discovery, made thanks to an experiment involving hundreds of bank employees in Spain, opens the door to new treatments beyond reducing cholesterol
Why you don’t have to worry (too much) about Alzheimer’s if you have herpes
Several studies link infections and dementia, although experts warn they are just one risk factor among many
Keys takeaways from the world’s biggest cancer research conference: Trojan horses and blood tests as treatment guides
The meeting of the American Society of Oncology focused on optimizing immunotherapy and other advanced treatments for improving survival
Experimental drug fights lung cancer in nonsmokers: ‘I feel like I did when I was healthy’
New targeted therapies allow for the treatment of a disease that is already the fifth leading cause of fatal tumors globally
Scientists on how to age well: ‘Sleep is democratic, universal, cheap, and free, and yet no one sleeps enough’
Biologist and physician Ana María Cuervo and paleoanthropologist Juan Luis Arsuaga reflect on whether age-related decline can be halted or even reversed
Carl H. June, creator of CAR-T therapies: ‘The genetic medicine of the future will be able to treat everything, from diabetes to chronic infections’
The American researcher warns that Trump’s policies could delay some medical advances by several years
Pioneering trial reveals alternatives when mammograms fall short in breast cancer detection
Dense breast tissue can mask cancer in conventional tests. A study shows the most effective complementary imaging techniques for detecting malignant lesions in screening programs
Two deaths linked to the chikungunya vaccine highlight risks of unrepresentative clinical trials
The EMA now advises against using the drug for people aged over 65 after 17 serious adverse effects were recorded in this age group, which is rarely present in studies
‘Menopausal’ at 15?: ‘I was prescribed the pill and then told I’d never get a period’
Primary ovarian failure affects 3.7% of women worldwide and occurs due to genetic factors, but also due to autoimmune diseases or as a result of cancer treatments
High blood pressure medication for adults also helps children with butterfly skin
New research reveals the potential of drugs that have been on the market for decades to treat diseases other than those for which they were approved
A humanized mouse antibody erases cancer in 84 people with a genetic mutation
This new immunotherapy is particularly effective in several types of solid tumors, but it will take time to confirm its long-term benefits
First coronavirus, now cancer: The technology used for new cancer vaccines
Scientists project that by 2026 the results of clinical trials being conducted in 25 countries, including Spain, will be approved
The Ozempic universe expands: These drugs also treat fatty liver disease
A trial shows that semaglutide stops fat accumulation and liver fibrosis in a disease associated with metabolic dysfunction
Paul Mischel, discoverer of a new cause of cancer: ‘It will be possible to cure it in many people’
The American doctor has revealed that enigmatic DNA circles are present in more than half of patients with highly aggressive tumors
Keytruda: The drug that makes as much money as Zara and has sparked debate over patent lifespans
MSD’s monoclonal antibody, indicated for 15 types of cancer, smashed industry records with sales of $27.3 billion in 2024, with six years of monopoly remaining
A devastating nerve disease stalks a mountain village
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Neurologists have grappled with a cluster of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases in France, where a fondness for a toxic wild mushroom may hold the answer
New inheritance mechanism unrelated to DNA is discovered by chance
A study originally focusing on cancer has shown that amyloids — proteins typically linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s — influence inherited traits. The discovery could, say the authors, explain part of our ‘missing heritability’
Rafael López, oncologist: ‘With a blood test we expect to be able to identify the weaknesses of almost all tumors’
On the front lines of cancer research for 40 years, this expert believes liquid biopsies will change the way patients are treated and their prognosis
Life expectancy in Europe is no longer growing as it used to
An increase in the obese and overweight population, and the consumption of alcohol and tobacco, are among the factors that explain the trend
Roberto Ballestero Diego, urologist: ‘In the next decade there will be surgical robots for every specialty and pathology’
The specialist has been performing robot-assisted operations since 2010, consolidating himself as one of the top experts in the field in Spain
Three-pronged treatment improves prognosis for inoperable liver cancer
Two independent studies reveal that disease progression is delayed by combining two targeted therapies with the traditional approach that cuts off tumor nutrition pathways
Diego González, traveling surgeon: ‘I operate all over the world’
The doctor has assisted more than 10,000 people in 136 countries after revolutionizing operating theaters with minimally invasive single-cut video surgery on the chest
The brain controls body weight and obesity by regulating intestinal fat absorption
A new study in the journal ‘Nature’ suggests the brain plays a key role in this process
Disney princesses also get sick: The health risks of living ‘happily ever after’
A satirical article looks at the dangers faced by characters such as Cinderella, Snow White and Belle, a list that includes loneliness, rabies and alopecia
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