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Doctors say damage seen in deceased coronavirus patients ‘not consistent with typical heart muscle inflammation patterns.’ NEW ORLEANS — It’s become quite evident the past few months that COVID-19 can have an adverse effect on the heart. Still, scientists and doctors are still struggling to fully understand the relationship between COVID-19 and heart health. Now, a…

PATRICK GALEY, AFP 8 JULY 2020 A HIV-positive man in remission may be the first patient effectively cured of the illness without needing a bone marrow transplant, researchers said Tuesday in a potential breakthrough. HIV affects tens of millions of people globally and while the disease is no longer the automatic death sentence it once…

Health|Patient Is Reported Free of H.I.V., but Scientists Urge Cautionconfirmed cured of H.I.V. so far, both after risky treatments involving bone-marrow transplants for their cancers.The Brazilian patient, who was not identified, has not shown signs of lingering H.I.V. infection in blood tests that detect the virus, according to investigators at the Federal University of Sao…

July 5, 2020 | 11:56am A patient in Florida has contracted a rare, brain-eating amoeba, according to health officials. The Florida Department of Health said Friday that a case of the often-fatal amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was detected in Hillsborough County. The parasite is found naturally in freshwater and can be life-threatening when it enters…

A mother-of-four, who is the first American patient to have her genes edited with the controversial CRISPR technology to treat her sickle cell disease, says the technology is working.Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Mississippi, has suffered from the debilitating blood disorder her entire life.  She was in so much pain at one point that she wasn't even…