Next-generation sequencing identifies thousands of cancer patients who cannot receive immunotherapy

Brigham researchers’ next-generation sequencing findings suggest that updating current cancer treatment guidelines could allow approximately 6,000 more patients in the United States to benefit from immunotherapy treatment each year. suggests Immunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancer has mismatch repair defects, and new research identifies more cancer patients who could benefit from […]

A 59-year-old mother who was butchered with vaginal mesh and continued to struggle with fecal incontinence has been awarded a record £1m settlement, and says ‘I’m not alone’. I have thousands.”

A mother who suffered debilitating pain from vaginal mesh has won a record settlement of at least £1 million from the NHS. Yvette Greenway Mansfield, 59, from Leamington Spa, attended Coventry University in 2009 to treat prolapse, a condition in which the muscles and tissues in the pelvis become weak and organs such as the […]