Modern medicine is just amazing

[voice]

Doctors have taken a major step towards curing the most common form of blindness in the UK - age-related macular degeneration.

Douglas Waters, 86, could not see out of his right eye, but "I can now read the newspaper" with it, he says.

www.bbc.com/news/health-43458365



Stem cell transplant 'game changer' for MS patients

Doctors say a stem cell transplant could be a "game changer" for many patients with multiple sclerosis.

Results from an international trial show that it was able to stop the disease and improve symptoms.

It involves wiping out a patient's immune system using cancer drugs and then rebooting it with a stem cell transplant.

Louise Willetts, 36, from Rotherham, is now symptom-free and told me: "It feels like a miracle."

www.bbc.com/news/health-43435868


The MS one in particular is amazing if it can be used widespread, Canada has world highest rates of MS, so I see lots of MS patients.

[flatandy]

Are stem cells totally transferable between patients? Or do you need your own, sucked from the base of your spine and injected into other bits of you?

[flatandy]

Ah! Reading the link, it looks like it's the latter. So you have to have enough good, working stem cells of your own.

[voice]

some stem cell treatments use your own, others use donated cells

[nobody]

Excellent news for many.👍

[voice]

More amazing modern medicine news.

www.bbc.com/news/health-48706822

NHS patients with lymphoma have for the first time been given a pioneering treatment that genetically reprogrammes their immune system to fight cancer.

Mike Simpson, 62, from Durham, says his cancer is now "on the run".

The therapy, called CAR-T, is a "living drug" that is tailor-made for each patient using their body's own cells

Doctors at King's College Hospital, London, said some patients were being completely cured in a way that had "never been seen before".

[Marshall]

This is amazing stuff. My daughter is thinking about studying pharmaceutical science.

Canada has world highest rates of MS
Do they have any idea why this is?

[voice]

no one really knows what causes MS in the first place or why there is such a prevalence here, lots of theories mind, most likely a mix of genetics and environment, but really we just don't know.

[mids]

MS= maple syrup. No coincidence there, I think.

[voice]

Somethings a bit fishy about this one

www.bbc.com/news/health-49646907

US doctors are hoping to start offering women vaginal fluid transplants and have set up a programme to screen potential donors.

[perrykneeham]

Yeah, could they not just re-purpose the stuff that you pour down the sink out of a John West tin?

[wetkingcanute]

This whole thing leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.

[mids]

Sept 11, 2019 15:40:39 GMT perrykneeham said:

Yeah, could they not just re-purpose the stuff that you pour down the sink out of a John West tin?

You need to be careful doing that. I once had a nasty gash.

[Marshall]

That's a slippery slope.

[voice]

Anyway another huge step forward.

www.bbc.com/news/health-49907356

A man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit, French researchers report.

Thibault, 30, said taking his first steps in the suit felt like being the "first man on the Moon".

His movements, particularly walking, are far from perfect and the robo-suit is being used only in the lab.

But researchers say the approach could one day improve patients' quality of life.

[rick49]

Deadly Pig Disease Sparks Fear of a Heart Drug Shortage

"With African swine fever wiping out a quarter of the world’s pigs, primarily in China, doctors and drugmakers around the world are sounding the alarm about a possible prolonged shortage of heparin, a critically important blood thinner. The drug, derived from pig intestines, is widely used to treat heart attacks and prevent deadly blood clots. China has been the primary source of the medicine."

www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/pig-swine-fever-shortage-heparin/2019/11/13/id/941413/?ns_mail_uid=1063f1fa-3d89-4fdc-8029-174ad85f325e&ns_mail_job=DM68391_11172019&s=acs&dkt_nbr=010124vyspe6

[voice]

I wondered why China suddenly lifted the ban of Canadian Pork given the extradition of Huawei CFO is still ongoing. Oikachoo wiping out that many pigs is also going to put some under food security pressure as well.

[rick49]

Ex-FDA Adviser Says LASIK Surgery Should Be Banned

"He initially voted to approve the laser eye surgery but years later, after re-examining the documentation, he realized just how serious the consequences can be."

"Essentially we ignored the data on vision distortions that persisted for years, he told CBS News. "I re-examined the documentation and I said, 'Wow this is not good.'"

www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/lasik-eyes-vision-fda/2019/11/15/id/941874/?ns_mail_uid=1063f1fa-3d89-4fdc-8029-174ad85f325e&ns_mail_job=DM68304_11202019&s=acs&dkt_nbr=0101023qwgjj

[Repat Van]

Nov 20, 2019 12:56:53 GMT rick49 said:

Ex-FDA Adviser Says LASIK Surgery Should Be Banned

"He initially voted to approve the laser eye surgery but years later, after re-examining the documentation, he realized just how serious the consequences can be."

"Essentially we ignored the data on vision distortions that persisted for years, he told CBS News. "I re-examined the documentation and I said, 'Wow this is not good.'"

www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/lasik-eyes-vision-fda/2019/11/15/id/941874/?ns_mail_uid=1063f1fa-3d89-4fdc-8029-174ad85f325e&ns_mail_job=DM68304_11202019&s=acs&dkt_nbr=0101023qwgjj

Some people may suffer side effects from treatments - SHOCKER!

And only people who don’t wear glasses could fail to understand why those who do would like to replace them with Lasik.

[unclejunior]

Well I am glad the NHS is able to help such needy and woke men/women / people!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50548473