Many young doctors in Italy responded to the calls recently put out by local administrations to meet the shortage of medical staff in hospitals unprecedented levels of pressure. Every doctor, whether they specialize in dermatology or gynecology, is drafted in to deal with the virus.

Poliovirus targets brain tumors at the Preston Robert Tisch Tumor Center at DukeDrs. Darell Bigner, Matthias Gromeier, John Sampson, Annick Desjardins, and Henry Friedman talk about the most exciting and promising new treatment for glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors. They are planning to test thi...

Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the HIV virus after a stem cell transplant. It's the second such success since 'Berlin patient' Timothy Ray Brow. The London patient has not been identified. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2003. He developed cancer and agreed to a stem cell transplant...

In this episode of our science medical segment "Ask Dr Bob" we discuss what you need to know about Monkeypox, including symptoms, testing, treatment and vaccines. Dr Bob stresses the need to have a clear awareness that anyone can get monkeypox, and while in the latest outbreak, the virus is predom...

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In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from

The FDA recently approved a groundbreaking new non-invasive, radiation-free lung imaging system created by Deep Breeze, Ltd, an Israeli company in Or Akiva. ...

The Temple University School of Medicine research team's approach looks promising as they work towards a permanent cure and potential for protection against HIV. "This is one important step on the path toward a permanent cure for AIDS," says Kamel Khalili, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department ...

If two hands can make a piano sing, imagine the creative symphony of a dozen charismatic pianists. The international conference "TEDMED 2013: The Future of Health and Medicine is Here" took place on April 2013 at the John Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. The broad mix of di...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have identified a new type of early human at the Nesher Ramla site, dated to 140,000 to 120,000 years ago. Headed by Prof. Israel Hershkovitz, Dr. Hila May and Dr. Rachel Sarig from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Dan David Center for Human Evolution and...