At only a handful of clinical sites across the U.S., a one-time therapy is transforming cancer care. CAR T-Cell therapy, or just CAR T, uses genetically engineered versions of a patient’s own immune cells to seek and destroy tough-to-treat blood cancers, including...
Over the past few years, clinicians have become painfully aware of the impact racism has on a patient’s health. While their institutions scramble to establish antiracist practices, those on the ground are reminded on a daily basis of the urgency of this work. Their...
Cancer trials are crucial to finding new treatments, can lead to major breakthroughs, and frequently yield positive results for participants, but too often patients from communities of color are left behind. Mortality rates among Black cancer patients are higher than...
COVID-19 is known to cause severe lung inflammation, with serious complications including pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and sepsis of the internal organs. The resulting breathing difficulties can lead to the need for expensive and limited...