A growing number of patients and providers are heralding the benefits of bringing hospital care into private homes — but…
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Biden threatens funding cut if cancer trials conceal results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden threatened Wednesday to pull federal funding for cancer studies that fail to publicly…
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Low-income cancer patients are much less likely to participate in clinical trials than their more affluent peers, a U.S. study…
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Review examines risks, responses to in-flight medical emergencies
An airplane in flight is one of the worst places to have a medical emergency, even if there’s a doctor…
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Quadruple amputee recovering from double arm transplant calls experience surreal
A 40-year-old quadruple amputee on Tuesday thanked the Boston surgeons who performed a rare dual arm transplant on him last…
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Mexican boy to have tumor surgery in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An 11-year-old Mexican boy suffering from a massive tumor, who drew international attention after U.S. Homeland Security…
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Scientists find gene linking intellectual ability to thickness of brain matter
Researchers have found a gene linking intelligence to the thickness of so-called “grey matter” in the brain, and say their…
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