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From Saliva to Gut: How Human Anatomy Differs from Dogs and Lions

From Saliva to Gut: How Human Anatomy Differs from Dogs and Lions

As discussed in last week’s column(*), the structure of the human mouth—including the jaw joint and teeth—more closely resembles that of herbivores...
French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

French Cardiac Surgeon Brings Father 10,000 km to Seoul for Rare Dual-Donor Liver Transplant

When Mohamed El Kettani, a 64-year-old Moroccan-born dual citizen of France and Morocco, was told that a liver transplant was virtually impossible in...
Target the Core: Why 'Deep Remission' Is the New Gold Standard in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment

Target the Core: Why 'Deep Remission' Is the New Gold Standard in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment

Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease is rapidly moving beyond simple symptom management toward the structural...
Beyond the Caveman Craze: What the Paleo Diet Misses About Human Evolution

Beyond the Caveman Craze: What the Paleo Diet Misses About Human Evolution

Approximately six million years ago, early humans evolving from primates sustained themselves on a largely plant-based...
Radioembolization Extends Survival in Select Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer, Study Finds

Radioembolization Extends Survival in Select Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer, Study Finds

Hearing a doctor say that “the cancer has invaded the portal vein” can be deeply overwhelming for patients with liver...
Women Who Eat Organ Meats Face 2.5-Fold Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk; Red Meat Shows Different Pattern

Women Who Eat Organ Meats Face 2.5-Fold Higher Breast Cancer Death Risk; Red Meat Shows Different Pattern

Eating a lot of meat, by itself, does not sharply raise cancer risk. What matters more than the “amount” is the “type.
When Other Biologics Fail: Skyrizi Drives Steroid-Free Remission in Over Half of Hard-to-Treat Crohn’s Patients

When Other Biologics Fail: Skyrizi Drives Steroid-Free Remission in Over Half of Hard-to-Treat Crohn’s Patients

Crohn’s disease remains one of the most challenging inflammatory bowel diseases to manage.
Beyond the Crunch: Why Cooking Makes These 6 Vegetables Safer and Easier to Digest

Beyond the Crunch: Why Cooking Makes These 6 Vegetables Safer and Easier to Digest

Eating raw vegetables is often celebrated as an effective way to maximize vitamin and mineral intake by limiting...
Will a 'Second Gleevec' Emerge? The Race Heats Up for Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer Breakthroughs

Will a 'Second Gleevec' Emerge? The Race Heats Up for Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer Breakthroughs

A rare cancer can form in the wall of the stomach or intestines: gastrointestinal stromal tumor, or GIST.
Hanmi Pharm Revives 'LAPSCOVERY' Momentum with $1.26B Eli Lilly Licensing Deal

Hanmi Pharm Revives 'LAPSCOVERY' Momentum with $1.26B Eli Lilly Licensing Deal

Hanmi Pharmaceutical has licensed its novel drug candidate sonefpeglutide to global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and...