How to improve your gut health
Your gut health impacts your immune system, your mental health and your overall well-being.
When you have a healthy gut, your...
Anxiety 101: Why you feel anxious and what you can do about...
Anxiety is a normal reaction to a perceived threat or stressful situation. It can range from mild nervousness to a full-blown panic...
5 common myths about hormone imbalances
Your thyroid, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck, regulates several of the body’s hormones. These hormones control...
Researchers explore new possibilities for ovarian cancer treatment
Researchers have made progress in treating ovarian cancer through surgery and chemotherapy. Yet the disease remains tough to treat...
Radiation treatment for blood cancers
Blood cancers like lymphoma and multiple myeloma begin in blood-forming tissue, such as bone marrow or in cells of the...
After rectal cancer diagnosis, horse trainer is back in the...
As a horse trainer, Trey Bullinger spends hours in the saddle every day. That’s why he blamed hemorrhoids when he noticed blood in...
Prosthetic ear helps new mom find closure after adenoid...
In June 2021, Georgie Dehnert was finally able to truly hear her 1-year-old daughter’s sweet giggle for the first time. Seven months...
Robotic surgery gets teen adrenal tumor patient back to...
Mazen Nadim wasn’t interested in robotic surgery to remove his adrenal tumor at first. No scar, no deal, the 15-year-old insisted....
Clinical trial explores drug repurposing for non-small cell...
Over the last decade, the three-year survival rate for lung cancer has increased dramatically. That means more people are living...
5 questions about stomach polyps, answered
When you hear the word “polyp,” you may think of the colon. But that’s not the only place in your body where they can develop. In...
20-year-old patient: You’re never too young to get...
I was just coming off of my first year playing college basketball in August 2021 when I was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal...
Myelodysplastic syndrome survivor: Why I joined a clinical...
I’d never heard of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) before I was diagnosed with it in November 2019. So, I didn’t know it was a bone...
Who needs a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot?
You may have heard talk recently about a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. But if you’re confused about whether you need one — and...
Breast cancer survivor: MD Anderson helped me overcome my...
My mom died of breast cancer when she was just 51. A lot of other people in my family have been diagnosed with cancer, too. So, I...
Stem cell transplant wipes out all signs of cancer in acute...
I’m a statistics guy, so when my doctor explained that a stem cell transplant offered me the greatest odds for surviving acute myeloid...
Can a vaccine help prevent Lynch syndrome-related cancers?
An estimated one in every 288 people has Lynch syndrome. “It’s about 1 million people in the United States,” says Eduardo...
Head and neck cancer survivor sings the praises of music...
Arik Mayer had just graduated from high school and was eagerly anticipating his new life as a college student. But during his first...
6 facts about smoldering myeloma
Sometimes, routine health exams like blood tests can uncover health issues you didn’t even know you had. That’s often the case with a...