Distance education has popped up as a big deal in medical schools, promising wider access and up-to-date content. But when COVID-19 hit, lots of students found themselves taking anatomy classes online overnight. This wasn't just a thing in 2020—even natural disasters like the 2023 earthquakes made r
For a long time, the parable of the Prodigal Son has been mostly focused on men like the father and the sons. But what if we look at it differently? Some historians think that the original listeners might have seen two important women in the story: the mother of the Prodigal Son and the mother of th
Imagine you're battling advanced biliary tract cancer (ABTC), and your doctors suggest a mix of drugs: nivolumab, modified gemcitabine, and S-1. This combo showed promise in a past trial, but PD-L1 levels didn't tell us much about how well it would work. So, scientists looked at another marker, LAG-
You might not think about it, but the time of day you get your cancer treatment could make a difference. Scientists have been looking into how our body's internal clock, called the circadian rhythm, affects how well cancer drugs work. One type of drug, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has
Immune treatments, or immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), are game-changers for some people with far-advanced solid tumors. But when it comes to biliary tract cancer (BTC), doctors are still figuring out who gets the most benefit from these treatments. A recent trial focused on pembrolizumab, an IC
Biliary tract cancers, like cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer, are growing more common worldwide, and most patients get diagnosed when the disease has already advanced, leading to a grim outlook. Recently, combining immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as durvalumab and pembrolizumab, with the
When people get a stem cell transplant from someone else (called allogeneic transplant), their immune system takes a big hit. This makes them super vulnerable to infections from bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Even with better protection strategies, bacterial infections in the bloodstream (called BSIs
This coming weekend, Boston is in for a chill! An Arctic blast is about to hit, sending temperatures plummeting below freezing. No worries about snow or ice, but bundle up, because it's going to be quite cold. A weather system that brought rain in the middle of the week will be up north, with a big
Imagine this: two big names in electric vehicles, Volkswagen from Germany and Xpeng from China, are teaming up to make charging your EV as easy as a breeze. They've just announced a plan to connect their super-fast charging networks. Picture over 20, 000 charging points spread across 420 cities in C
Weight stigma is everywhere, affecting people's social, physical, and mental health. It comes from many places. So, researchers created a new tool called the Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI). This tool helps us understand where people experience weight stigma, whether it's from others or fro
