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There’s good news regarding survival when cancer if found, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 28, 2026

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American Cancer Society data find that the majority of people who are diagnosed with cancers of all types will still be alive five years later. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says this is good news indeed. Nelson: …

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Who is at risk to develop PICS? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 23, 2026

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PICS stands for post intensive care syndrome, and it is characterized by a number of physical and mental health conditions that may follow someone’s stay in an ICU. Rohan Mathur, a critical care expert at Johns Hopkins, says fatigue, memory …

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What can be done about PICS? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 23, 2026

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Physical and mental health issues can follow a stay in an intensive care unit, a condition known as PICS, for post intensive care syndrome. Rohan Mathur, a critical care expert at Johns Hopkins, says now that more attention is being …

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How can you tell if PICS is present? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 23, 2026

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When someone has survived an intensive care unit stay, they may experience a host of challenges to their wellbeing known collectively as post intensive care syndrome, or PICS. Critical care expert Rohan Mathur at Johns Hopkins says sometimes the worst …

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What kinds of issues may remain after someone has been in an intensive care unit? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 23, 2026

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PICS stands for post intensive care syndrome, and recent data indicate that perhaps the majority of people who’ve been hospitalized in an ICU will have what are called sequelae, or lingering issues once they’re stepped down or discharged. Johns Hopkins …

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What is post-intensive care syndrome? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 23, 2026

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Once you’ve made it through a stay in an intensive care unit, you can simply move forward in your life, right? Not exactly, as recent research indicates. So-called post intensive care syndrome, or PICS, can continue to impact the life …

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There’s a new technique that may revolutionize one type of T cell therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 11, 2026

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Maybe you’ve heard of CAR-T cells, a type of cell you have in your body that is supercharged in a lab and put back in to fight things like cancer. Biomedical engineering expert Jordan Green at Johns Hopkins and colleagues …

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Can an injectable particle help supercharge your T cells? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 11, 2026

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CAR-T cells are a type of immune cell that have proven very effective for treating some types of cancer, yet limitations to their use exist. Biomedical engineering expert Jordan Green at Johns Hopkins says limitations including lengthy time and expense …

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Can an mRNA containing particle help direct your T cells to specific targets? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 11, 2026

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Using polyester to wrap mRNA to create an injectable particle may soon enable targeting of your T cells to fight some cancers and autoimmune diseases. That’s according to research by Jordan Green, a biomedical engineering expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. …

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Temporary changes to T cells may empower new treatments for cancer and autoimmune disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Mar 11, 2026

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Let’s say I take one type of immune cell from your blood, grow it in a lab and use a virus to cause changes in that cell so it recognizes cancer. Then I put it back in your body to …

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