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May 25, 2016
People disabled by a stroke demonstrated substantial recovery long after the event when modified adult stem cells were injected into their brains. Read the full story at Stanford Medicine
May 9, 2016
Health Science Center experts weigh in on FDA’s new ruling on e-cigarettes.
May 6, 2016
Action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) May 5 to regulate e-cigarettes and vaping in the same way as cigarettes and smokeless tobacco is “a welcome step toward reducing the nation’s cancer burden,” said Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the Health Science Center. […]
April 25, 2016
Women had fewer deaths after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) than men, despite near-doubled risk for in-hospital vascular complications, a late-breaking study here suggested. Read the full story at MedPage Today
February 9, 2016
A medical device implanted in nearly a quarter of a million patients each year who are at a higher risk for blood clots, has proven fatal in dozens of cases. Kelsie Kriese, 26, had one implanted at the age of 19 after a tragic accident. Watch the video at News 4
February 8, 2016
Gerald Nuckols had a long career as a carnival worker, but his health forced him to retire. “I couldn’t walk a block without stopping and resting,” Nuckols said. Watch the full story at KENS 5