Living with an autoimmune disease often means navigating a lifelong, complex condition. A recent study estimates that autoimmune diseases affect 400 to 600 million people worldwide, with the burden continuing to grow.

Japanese scientists successfully eliminated cancer tumors using live bacteria, a new therapy that acts independently of the immune system.

In experiments with mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital report new evidence that a novel means of boosting the natural immune system prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival.

Although multiple myeloma is often considered incurable, the development of highly effective new therapies is creating a real possibility of a cure for some patients. Current 4-drug upfront regimens,

As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

ALS may be linked to the immune system, which could explain differences in survival and open doors for new treatments.

When a patient enters the emergency department in critical condition, doctors must quickly run through a crucial list of questions: Does the patient have an infection? If so, is it bacterial or viral?

Spontaneous regression is most commonly reported in neuroblastoma and leukemia. Case series link infection, transfusion, and immune activation to short-lived remission.