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.
It’s incredible that a vaccine for cancer is set for clinical trials. The work is based on a big advancement in cancer treatment called immune checkpoint inhibitors which inhibit cancer cells from escaping the immune system...More »
When a 54-year-old construction worker in Massachusetts collapsed, EMS arrived within minutes yet he died a day later. The cause? When doctors spoke to his family they learned he had been eating one to two large packs of licorice flavored candy daily for three weeks. The man had no idea eating that much licorice would stop his heart... More »
One great myth in medicine is that aspirin was first used by Hippocrates to treat pain. He’s the ancient Greek physician regarded as the father of medicine in fifth century BCE. But his writings barely mention willow... More »
