Doctors have been prescribing fentanyl to the wrong patients for years, new study finds Prescription fentanyl, a highly potent and immediate-release drug meant for people with advanced cancer who have been on an opioid treatment, has been inappropriately prescribed to people who did not meet the criteria, says a new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
Minnesota man devastated by cancer diagnosis after surviving 2 days in car during blizzard, hypothermia The miraculous story involving a Minnesota man who survived for two nights in his car while stuck in the middle of a blizzard in North Dakota has taken a tragic twist after he arrived at the hospital to be treated for storm-related hypothermia only to find out that he has stage 4 kidney cancer.
Grandma battling brain cancer gets surprise message from grandkids too young to visit A grandmother batting brain cancer knows she has the love and support of her “magnificent seven” grandkids, even though they don’t meet the hospital’s age requirement to pay her a visit.
Can sharks cure cancer? Great white shark genome decoded The entire genome of great white sharks has been decoded and the secrets that are unlocked may hold the answers to how to cure cancer and other age-related diseases.
Report: 58-year-old Joanna Smith gets a new tongue made from a vein and pieces of her arm Report: 58-year-old Joanna Smith gets a new tongue made from a vein and pieces of her arm
Mom gets new tongue made from arm after cancer diagnosis A 58-year-old woman who was reportedly faced with either surgically removing her tongue or succumbing to cancer within months has had a new one fashioned out of a vein and pieces of her arm.
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is running out of money as claims surge The number of people dying from 9/11 related illness is now close to the number of those killed in the attacks; Bryan Llenas reports.
Trump's personal letter 'touched' woman who was battling brain tumor: 'I couldn't believe it' Rachael Robbins, 27, a nursing student at the University of South Alabama was shocked when she opened her mail and received a personal letter from President Trump and the First Lady.
Brave 6-year-old battling cancer sworn in as honorary police officer Freeport Police Department in Texas fulfills Abigail Arias' dream.