A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and one in Japan has developed a new type of vaccine that helps the immune system destroy cancerous tumors by overcoming their defense system. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes the new vaccine and its effects in mouse and rhesus macaque models.
B.C. out-of-pocket health care costs can drive some into poverty
Paul Adams of the B.C. Rural Health Network says British Columbians should not be holding bottle drives to pay for their health care. Jeremy Hainsworth