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People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Placebo Pill Eases Cancer-Related Fatigue in Study
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
Zoo Study Finds Animal DNA Floating in Air
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