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'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic transferred to federal medical center for cancer treatment

Joe Exotic, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was unexpectedly transferred to a federal medical center this week for treatment in his ongoing battle with cancer.

FDA approves Keytruda as adjuvant treatment for kidney cancer

The cancer immunotherapy drug Keytruda, was approved Thursday by the FDA

Man hospitalized with seizures discovers tapeworm was in brain for decades

A man hospitalized with mysterious seizures and an "altered mental status" had tapeworms living in his brain for decades, according to researchers. 

Vaccinating UK girls against HPV slashed cervical cancer rates, study finds

Vaccinating girls against HPV has dramatically reduced cervical cancer rates, British researchers have found. 

Experimental drug boosts immunotherapy treatment of pancreatic cancer in mice

An experimental drug helped boost effectiveness of immunotherapy treatment against pancreatic cancer in mice, according to a recent study published this week in the Journal for Immuno Therapy of Cancer

Sen. Rounds' wife dead after two-year battle with cancer

Jean Rounds, wife of Republican South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, has passed away from cancer at the age of 65.

Western diet tied to cognitive decline, neurodegeneration in mouse study

Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.

FDA announces new breast implant restrictions, orders stronger warnings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it had taken new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication.

'Friends' actor James Michael Tyler dies at 59

'Friends' actor James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on the hit sitcom, has died at the age of 59 years old.

Woman's inexplicable weight gain leads to shocking cancer discovery

29-year-old Amanda Shoultz chronicled her struggle with mysterious weight gain that was later diagnosed as a 17-pound tumor called a liposarcoma, according to a recent Good Morning America (GMA) report.