'It may be life-saving': Rare tick-borne virus may have a successful treatment

'It may be life-saving': Rare tick-borne virus may have a successful treatment

New research suggests that red blood cell exchange transfusions could significantly improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with severe babesiosis, a rare tick-borne illness that can become life-threatening. The study, led by Harvard Medical School researcher David Leaf, offered what researchers say is the strongest evidence yet that the procedure can help the sickest patients survive a disease that remains relatively uncommon but appears to …