Woman’s cancer killed by measles virus in unprecedented trial

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Her name is Stacy Erholtz. For years, the 50-year-old mom from Pequot Lakes, Minn., battled myeloma, a blood cancer that affects bone marrow. She had few options left.

She had been through chemotherapy treatments and two stem cell transplants. But it wasn’t enough. Soon, scans showed she had tumors growing all over her body.

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Intermittent fasting: Trying it out for science

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If losing weight is on your January wish-list, you’re not alone – it’s one of the most common New Year resolutions. But diets can be hard to stick to at any time of year. In the first of a three-part series, the BBC’s Peter Bowes steeled himself for the task by joining a clinical trial for an experimental fasting diet.

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