AvatarJacqueline HillThe professor who 'cured' his cancer with a cocktail of everyday pills and 20 years on remains disease-freeThe TelegraphONE day, some two decades ago, Ben Williams set out from his home in San Diego, California, to cross the border into Mexico in search of acne tablets. The 50-year-old psychology professor didn’t actually suffer from acne. What he had was the deadliest type of brain tumour, a glioblastoma multiforme …
AvatarJacqueline Hill2 health care workers exposed to MERS patient had flu-like symptomsverified_publisherCNNCNN — Two health care workers went to the emergency room with flu-like symptoms after coming into contact with a patient confirmed to have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, officials said Tuesday. The Florida patient represents the second confirmed case of MERS brought into the United …
AvatarJacqueline HillFirst U.S. Case of MERS Virus Is Found in Indiana Man Who Visited Mideast (Published 2014)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Donald G. McNeil Jr.A virus that has killed more than 100 people in the Middle East has been found in the United States for the first time, in an Indiana health care worker who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, federal health officials said on Friday. The man, whose name, age and exact occupation have not been …
AvatarJacqueline HillA Nasty Fever Called Chikungunya Hits Close To Homeverified_publisherNPR - Michaeleen DoucleffWell, look what showed up on our doorstep. The Western Hemisphere has an unwelcome visitor: a painful tropical illness called chikungunya fever. And it doesn't look like the hard-to-say illness is leaving anytime soon. (You can hear how to pronounce it here.) After being a problem in Africa and …
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AvatarJacqueline HillFirst child 'functionally cured' of HIV remains in remission, scientists announceverified_publisherThe Verge - Katie DrummondIn March, a team of medical researchers revealed that a two-year-old patient had been "functionally cured" of HIV after undergoing unusually early treatment with antiretroviral drugs. The instance marked the second documented case of HIV remission, and was the first such case involving a …
