‘Desperation Oncology’: When Patients Are Dying, Some Cancer Doctors Turn to Immunotherapy
The drugs don’t work against every cancer — but on rare occasions, they work miracles.
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The drugs don’t work against every cancer — but on rare occasions, they work miracles.
By GINA KOLATA
Joseph James DeAngelo’s arrest occurred more than 30 years after the Golden State Killer’s spree ended. Experts cite cases involving murderers whose crimes ceased long before they were caught.
By JAN HOFFMAN
If Dr. Ronny Jackson gave sleeping pills to reporters and staff on long flights abroad, he broke the law, a D.E.A. spokesman said. “You could be prosecuted.”
By GINA KOLATA
Providing one dose every six months saved one in four babies, researchers reported. Now the W.H.O. will consider recommending routine use.
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
A small, implantable device made by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has been discontinued, with no replacement in sight.
By DENISE GRADY and SHEILA KAPLAN
The agency has begun an aggressive campaign to target retailers and manufacturers that market e-cigarettes to minors. The devices’ popularity has alarmed parents, schools and public health officials.
By KATE ZERNIKE
When it comes to studying the genetics of the brain, Soo-Kyung Lee is a star, yet she was stunned to discover the cause of her daughter’s devastating disabilities.
By PAM BELLUCK
A young soldier whose genitals were destroyed underwent extensive reconstructive surgery that doctors hope to offer to others who were wounded at war.
By DENISE GRADY
New rules don’t explicitly exclude teaching about contraception and protected sex, but favor “sexual risk avoidance” and don’t require as rigorous evidence of efficacy.
By PAM BELLUCK