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Revolting moment a diabetic patient with a gaping HOLE in their foot gets it patched up as podiatrist scrapes at the wound to clear away the dead skin Dr Todd Brennan, 35, treated the patient at Healthy Feet Podiatry clinic in Florida Patient had developed an ulcer which became infected without them knowing  Because diabetics have

Woman, 68, who received a lung transplant develops her donor’s peanut allergy in ‘very rare’ phenomenon The unnamed patient, from San Diego, had never had a reaction to nuts before When doctors heard a sandwich triggered her symptoms they were suspicious Nut allergies are only believed to have been passed on four or five times

Researchers from the University of Luxembourg have discovered a molecular mechanism that is responsible for the spread of cancer cells in the body and the development of metastases in patients with colon cancer. Their findings could help to develop treatments that inhibit tumor growth. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most prevalent cancer types worldwide,

Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of cancer, and even how that cancer develops over time, with a simple blood test. There is vast potential in precision-medicine methods of both detecting and monitoring disease by looking for indications of cancer mutations in cell-free DNA (cfDNA), found floating in the

Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV infection. The tool, a vaginal implant, decreases the number of cells that the HIV virus can target in a woman’s genital tract. Unlike conventional methods of HIV prevention, such as condoms or anti-HIV drugs, the implant takes advantage of