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Texas veteran dies of treatable gallstone pancreatitis while waiting for hospital bed

Texas veteran dies of treatable gallstone pancreatitis while waiting for hospital bed as influx of COVID-19 patients leaving doctors unable to provide care for those who don’t have the virus U.S. Army veteran Daniel Wilkinson, 46, of Belville, Texas, visited the ER last week and was diagnosed with gallstone pancreatitis The condition occurs when gallstones block the… Read More »

HMS researchers design algorithm that ID’s DNA defects, making more cancers treatable

Medications known as PARP inhibitors have emerged as a promising therapy for several forms of cancer fueled by a defect in the cells’ DNA repair machinery. Yet many people with cancers caused by the defect, known as HR deficiency, who stand to benefit from PARP inhibitors remain unidentified because standard genetic panels used in the… Read More »