It permeates everyday life. Yet the understanding of advances in biomedical science is limited at best. Few people make the connection that biomedical science is medicine and that biomedical scientists are working today for the medicine of tomorrow. Our weekly five-hundred word newspaper column and two-minute radio show provide insights into a broad range of biomedical science topics. Medical Discovery News is dedicated to explaining discoveries in biomedical research and their promise for the future of medicine.
Each release is designed to stimulate listeners to think, question and appreciate how science affects their health as well as that of the rest of the world. We also delve into significant biomedical discoveries and portray how science (or the lack of it) has impacted health throughout history.
In late 2014, President Obama issued an executive order to better track and prevent illnesses caused by superbugs. No, not insects - antibiotic resistant bacteria. These superbugs and new ones rank among the top challenges of our century.
One U.S. senator wants to create a federal office dedicated to antimicrobial resistance. Are they being alarmist? Unfortunately, no... More »
We only know of one person who was cured of HIV.
He’s called the Berlin Patient but Timothy Ray Brown is an American living in Germany.
Though we have clues about his cure, a recent study gets us closer to an answer. Brown had HIV for eleven years when he got acute myeloid leukemia or AML... More »
Can the way you were born affect your health?
A new finding says it’s possible that cesarean birth can change a baby’s DNA compared with babies born vaginally.
We don’t know if those differences are permanent but the study makes us want to take a closer look... More »
