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Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy
By Mason Leib - ABC News - Good Morning America - A man who was paralyzed from the neck down after a surfing accident seven years ago is now able to stand and walk on his own, thanks in part to a potentially groundbreaking stem cell treatment. Chris Barr was the very...
Cell therapy appears safe and effective for lymphoma in remission
(Click to Watch Video) - by University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine - Medical Xpress - A study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine suggests that CAR-T immunotherapy remains a...
Scientists work to 3D bioprint a human heart in 5 years
By Lindsey Theis - Scripps News - A team of Stanford University engineers, cardiologists, and biology experts are at work to bioprint a fully functioning human heart to implant into a pig. Inside one of the labs that focuses on medical innovation at Stanford...
How an insurer abandoned a cancer patient in his most critical hour
By Carrie Cochran and Catie Beck - Scripps News and ProPublica Forrest VanPatten was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma, but his insurance company denied coverage for a clinically proven treatment. in July 2019. That same month, he turned 50 years old....