LONDON – People across the world are confused about the major threat to public health posed by drug-resistant superbugs and…
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Woman who vomited 100 times a day has been cured
A young woman plagued with a disease that caused her to vomit more than 100 times per day has finally…
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World’s first head transplant patient schedules procedure for 2017
A man set to become the world’s first head transplant patient has scheduled the procedure for December 2017. Valery Spiridonov,…
Read MoreScientists use ‘therapeutic cloning’ to fix mitochondrial genes
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of…
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11-year-old raises money to help disabled friend learn how to ride a bike
Learning to ride a bike is a rite of passage for any child. But for 11-year-olds Mark Boncich and Ramon…
Read MoreNY court: Medical examiners don’t have to return all organs
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York’s highest court has ruled that medical examiners don’t have to return to families all organs…
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Human stem cells being used to treat injury in pets
While the practice of using stem cells to treat injuries in animals is not entirely new, veterinarians are now increasingly…
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St. Jude Medical gets European approval for first wireless pacemaker
St. Jude Medical Inc. has received European approval to market the first pacemaker that does not require implanted wires to…
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2-year-old girl given bioengineered windpipe dies
The youngest person ever to receive a bioengineered organ has died, the New York Times reported. Two-year-old Hannah Warren was…
Read MoreResearchers discover ‘pre-cancers’ in blood
Many older people silently harbor a blood “pre-cancer” – a gene mutation acquired during their lifetime that could start them…
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