CHICAGO — Women treated with chest radiation for cancer when they were girls have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than previously thought, doctors warn.
When Delaware police officers knocked on their door two months ago, Roy and Mary Gariepy’s hearts sank. They had a hunch it was the horrible news they suspected might come — they had been discussing for a few months the likelihood that their 23-year-old daughter, Chelsea Gariepy, would end up dead soon.
NEW YORK — In recent years, scientists have learned that some patients believed to be in a vegetative state actually have some awareness and that they might be able to communicate. Now, a new study suggests a portable brain monitor can detect signs of this, perhaps making it possible someday for doctors to easily double-check the diagnosis at the bedside.