Tag Archives: Years

NIH head predicts Alzheimer’s breakthrough within five years

The head of the Trump administration’s medical research institution predicted the United States would be closer to slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease within the next five years. “Will we have a cure this year? Probably not,” National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said on New Year’s Eve in an interview with Newsmakers on… Read More »

Biomarker predicts which patients with heart failure have a higher risk of dying within 1 to 3 years

Alana Prisco FINDINGS A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with “stable” heart failure — those who have heart injury but do not require hospitalization — have a higher risk of dying within one to three years.  Although people with stable heart failure have similar characteristics, some have rapid disease progression… Read More »

Utah grandfather who has played Santa for 40 years gets his hearing back

Utah grandfather who’s played Santa Claus for 40 years can finally hear children’s Christmas wishes again after getting life-changing ear implant Mark Woodmansee of Provo, Utah, started playing Santa at 16  Almost 20 years ago, while dating his wife, she noticed he didn’t always hear her By 2016, Woodmansee was completely deaf in his left… Read More »

Can chlamydia hide for years

If you do get symptoms, you do not always need a physical examination by a nurse or doctor. Ectopic pregnancy and long, chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection spread by having unprotected sex with someone infected with bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. New or multiple sexual partners – so you may not realize that you have it. Causing… Read More »

Half of lymphoma patients alive three years after Gilead cell therapy treatment: study

(Reuters) – Nearly half of lymphoma patients treated with Gilead Sciences Inc’s Yescarta were alive at least three years after a one-time infusion of the CAR-T cell therapy, according to data presented on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. logo is seen outside the company headquarters in Foster City, California, U.S. May 1, 2018.… Read More »