Plastic surgery can be a wonderful way to take a few years off your appearance or improve a certain part of your body if you have the money for it, and with modern medical advancements, it really is quite safe. However, that doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. If you are...
Hacking incidents directed at medical facilities for cyber terror and blackmailing purposes have increased recently, the most notable being the WannaCry attacks that hit British hospitals this May. Less familiar but also concerning are the attacks that hit the clinic...
The goal of a radiation oncologist is to use radiation as an instrument to eliminate cancerous tumors in the body. Radiation therapy has been challenged over the years due to the damage they cause healthy tissues the surround the targeted tumor; however, recent...
A new study has found that the American diet has improved over the course of the last decade. However, the study indicated that socioeconomically struggling families continue to fight to improve diet. Professor Walter Willett, who served as first author on the...
NIH Research Matters