Author: db
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Cytokine Release Syndrome After CAR T-Cell Therapy
One number can change the plan after CAR T-cell therapy: 100.4 F (38.0 C). A sudden fever with chills may feel like another hard treatment day, yet it can be the first sign that you need prompt medical care. CAR T cell therapy is an immunotherapy and cancer treatment that uses engineered T cells to…
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The Loneliness of Chronic Illness and How to Combat It
There is a specific kind of loneliness that chronic illness creates, and it isn’t the same as being alone. You can be surrounded by people who love you and still feel like you’re speaking a language no one else has learned. It’s the loneliness of explaining, again, why you canceled. The loneliness of a body…
