Doctors were able to treat rectal cancer in patients. Immunotherapy, which leverages the body’s own immune system as an ally in the fight against cancer, is used in the treatment. The first patient in the immunotherapy clinical trial, has completed six months of treatment. Oncologists at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) discovered … Read more
A patient and his doctor have revealed an unusual way of treating severe instances of Covid, which entails putting them into a coma for up to 130 days. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a type of life support system used to help patients who are suffering from life-threatening diseases. ECMO allows the heart and lungs … Read more
COLOMBO: A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 outbreak with “blessed” water has died of the virus, his family said on Thursday. Eliyantha White, 48, who treated sports stars and top politicians including the country’s prime minister, claimed in November he could end the pandemic in Sri Lanka and neighbouring India by … Read more
Coronavirus Cure might be the biggest challenge around the world, when doctors are working day and night to find the cure of the dread virus that has taken thousands of lives since November 2019. Amid the outbreak, a doctor from United States of America claims to find the cure for the potential disease. A US … Read more
Paris’s most famous icon turned pink as part of a push for breast cancer awareness. October is breast cancer awareness month, and Paris officials did their part to raise awareness by lighting the Eiffel Tower in pink. The illumination is part of the ‘Ruban Rose’ event launched by Paris’ Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who was on … Read more
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza on Sunday confirmed that over 10,000 people have been tested positive with dengue virus, so far. “The number of infected patients may increase in upcoming days”, Dr. Zafar Mirza said in his statement issued here from Islamabad, today. Detailing the number of patients province-wise, … Read more
