Nebraska Medicine

Amy Cheese, a Colorado teacher, celebrated 10 years in remission from blood cancer after volunteering for CAR T-cell therapy at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. This treatment re-engineered her own immune cells to fight lymphoma. The article noted that while this success is gratifying, medical experts emphasized that gene and cellular therapy remains an evolving field.

A Colorado teacher named Amy Cheese celebrated 10 years in remission from blood cancer after volunteering for a CAR T-cell therapy clinical trial at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. This advanced therapy re-engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight against cancer, which doctors had previously considered a last resort. The article also noted that this new technology field is continually evolving.

Amy Cheese, a Colorado teacher who relocated to Nebraska, celebrated 10 years of remission from lymphoma after undergoing CAR T-cell therapy at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha. This therapy re-engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. The process was described as a last resort for her treatment.

An American evacuated from a cruise ship tested positive for hantavirus and another showed symptoms. The individuals were flown back to the US and are being treated at a biocontainment unit. Three people have died since the outbreak started.

An American passenger has tested positive for hantavirus and will be transported to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, while another passenger is symptomatic. The unit is hosted by Nebraska Medicine.

The US State Department is arranging a flight to evacuate 17 Americans from a cruise ship in the Canary Islands due to a Hantavirus outbreak. They will be taken to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha for isolation. The evacuation is being reported by NBC News.