Gertrude B. Elion, a chemist working in the research laboratories of Burroughs Wellcome, revolutionized childhood cancer treatment in 1950.

For months, college student Breeze Hunter, 22, felt pressure and pain in her head. “I had a lot of fluid in my ears, which was causing the headaches,” she says. “I went to a clinic a few times and ...

Leukemia and lupus are both conditions that affect the immune system. Although they are different, they share certain symptoms. A person with lupus may have increased risk of developing leukemia.