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We can stop the opioid-use epidemic and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.
The cause of the paralysis was found just in time, but it has changed his life forever.
Being sick has been a long, slow detox from capitalist culture and its mandate that we never rest.
Cancer strikes individuals, affects families and causes economic hardship. The burden of cancer will rise globally in coming years due to a growing, aging world population.
As people gain a better understanding of cancer - how it is diagnosed, treated, prevented and studied - they are more likely to take steps to lower the risk of cancer for themselves, their families and their communities. Helping people achieve a deeper understanding of cancer can also lead to improved care for cancer patients.
While this open course is designed to be accessible to those with limited knowledge of science, it will also be useful to healthcare professionals with a limited background in the field of cancer.
There’s been a lot of discussion in 2017 about artificial intelligence, or AI, and the impact its having on different industries.
A lack of experience is not necessarily a bad thing.
Here in a corner of Missouri and across America, the lack of a college education has become a public-health crisis.
Has your doctor ever taken a photo of your medical condition? It's really useful to aid diagnosis, but we still don't have the right legislation to ensure legal and ethical protections.
The finest examples of brilliant healthcare design: objects and medical environments with great potential to bring positive change into medicine.
My mother’s cancer diagnosis gave me the opportunity to approach my patients with a new resolve in the coming year.
How the field is changing, and how it could help address a problem for men: The fastest-growing jobs are mostly done by women.
Diagnosing TB, a major killer, can be cumbersome and inaccurate. But a new way to detect byproducts of the bacteria in urine may change that.
The mind can play tricks on your body. Luckily, VR can play tricks right back.
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A spinal surgeon has commended the actions of a Victorian farmer who rode for help with a broken neck holding his head up by his hair.
CATIE’s Hep C Basics course provides foundational knowledge in hepatitis C (Hep C) for service providers who work with people living with or at risk of Hep C. The course content covers transmission, testing, treatment and health literacy. Participants will achieve a basic understanding of Hep C across the continuum of prevention, treatment, care and support, allowing them to discuss Hep C infection in their work and to support their clients.
“I think he thought, 'I just got the flu; I'll be all right,'" his mother, Beverly Baughman, said.
Theresa May claims there are more beds available across the NHS than there used to be.
Congress long ago allowed people with end-stage kidney failure to receive Medicare. Why not do the same for people with other chronic illnesses?
Can we teach a computer to predict when it’s time to say goodbye?
Alternative-health gurus harness the language of medicine to sound authoritative. Doctors and other scientists must push back.
Many of us can use a periodic kick in the pants to help keep us safe. I know, because I’m one of those prone to doing something foolhardy.
Colorectal surgeon Ryan Williams was accused of anally raping two women during procedures in 2008 and 2009. “I vehemently deny what these women are saying,” he told USA Today.
It’s not clear that statins prevent first heart attacks and strokes in older patients, and the drugs do have side effects that can be harmful.
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Immunotherapy can cause reactions that mimic other disorders, leading to dangerous misdiagnoses.
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