Putting health first
Emmy award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell has spent decades reporting on major events on national TV networks. The “CBS This Morning” anchor and soon-to-be “CBS Evening News” anchor also wears anotherRead More
Category Archives: Cancer
Restoring beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients
Could our own bacteria be helpful in cancer treatment? Maybe, say researchers sponsored in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Antibiotics are essential to preventRead More
Extending cancer survival in young patients
Early results from a clinical trial show that a new drug may extend survival for cancer patients with a specific type of cancer. The cancer occurs in 1,000 people eachRead More
Fighting cancer: Ins and outs of immunotherapy
[Introduction] Cancer can play a cat and mouse game with our immune systems, hiding cells and making it harder to fight off the disease. One treatment to help combat thisRead More
Translating music into hope
[Introduction] Grammy Award winning musician Jimmy Luis Gomez, better known as Taboo, has been thrilling audiences for years as a member of the hit music group Black Eyed Peas. HeRead More
Finding better and more personalized ways to diagnose cancer at NIH
[Introduction] Cancer treatment is constantly evolving and so are the detection tools that help diagnose it. The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Diagnosis Program focuses on creating newer and betterRead More
Racing against lung cancer
In early 2016, Rhode Island resident Ted Simon had a tickle in his throat that wouldn’t go away. When the tickle turned into a cough, he went to see hisRead More