New research shows that fecal transplants may boost the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors.

I knew I was kind of a guinea pig, but the only other option was staying at home, and I wasn’t going to make it,” Tim Story ...

You’ve probably heard of fecal transplants – an increasingly common medical procedure where doctors transfer stool from a healthy donor to a sick patient. Despite sounding unsettling ...

In a new Netflix documentary, Danielle Koepke attempts to rebalance the bacteria in her gut by ingesting fecal transplant pills from her brother's stools Jordan Greene is Society and Culture ...

Through this study, we aim to offer a new, innovative treatment to patients,” medical oncologist Dr. John Lenehan said.

After surgery and chemotherapy failed to eliminate his colon cancer four years ago, Mr Story joined a clinical trial for a highly experimental treatment: fecal transplant. He was to be given a ...

Fecal transplants as a medical tool aren’t new. In fact, increasing evidence suggests poop-based medications may improve people’s resilence against superbugs and other dangerous health problems.

Tim Story's advanced small bowel cancer was considered terminal -- until an experimental trial involving fecal transplants and immunotherapy cured him.