Ultrasound is ushering a new era of surgery-free cancer treatment(bbc.com)

373 points by 1659447091 1 year ago | 104 comments

BBC Future article on how focused ultrasound techniques are enabling non-invasive, surgery-free cancer treatment.

Record-breaking solo rower Kelsey Pfendler arrives in Hawaii(hawaiinewsnow.com)

58 points by MaysonL 3 months ago | 5 comments

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers(news.unl.edu)

426 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 301 comments

University of Nebraska–Lincoln news article on a study finding microwaving plastic baby food containers releases billions of nanoplastics that harm cultured kidney cells.

New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients(news.keckmedicine.org)

290 points by geox 1 year ago | 131 comments

After Appalachian hospitals merged, their ERs became much slower(kffhealthnews.org)

171 points by rokkitmensch 2 years ago | 155 comments

Celebrating the 100th birthday of the kidney donated to him as a teenager(whec.com)

259 points by gscott 25 days ago | 58 comments

News10NBC local news story about a Webster, NY man marking the 100th birthday of the kidney his mother donated to him when he was a teenager.