As scientists learn more about which genetic mutations are driving different types of cancer, they're targeting treatments to small numbers of patients with the potential for big payoffs in improved outcomes.
Aug 18, 2016
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Children are less likely to be diagnosed with crossed eyes, a condition known as strabismus, if they live in poor communities, according to an analysis led by researchers at the University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center.
Aug 17, 2016
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Black adults rate school violence and racial inequities higher on their list of children's health concerns than other groups, a new national poll says.
Aug 15, 2016
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It can happen in a split second from a vehicle crash, a fall or a gunshot: a person's spinal cord tissue is bruised or torn by a shocking blow.
Aug 11, 2016
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Long before Zika virus made it a household word, the birth defect called microcephaly puzzled scientists and doctors—even as it changed the lives of the babies born with it during the pre-Zika era.
Aug 5, 2016
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Patients who suffer heart attacks, or flare-ups of congestive heart failure, can be cared for in a variety of hospital locations. But a new study suggests that they'll fare worse in hospitals that rely heavily on their intensive ...
Aug 3, 2016
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It's assumed that family and friends will help out in the event of a medical crisis, but that's not always feasible. And when stroke survivors need more than 20 hours of care per week, as a study in the August edition of ...
Aug 2, 2016
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It's a Catch-22 with potentially deadly consequences: People trying to overcome addiction can't get treatment for their pain, because the most powerful pain medicines also carry an addiction risk.
Jul 27, 2016
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Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Jul 26, 2016
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Pneumonia is the most prevalent infection after open-heart surgery, leading to longer hospital stays and lower odds of survival.
Jul 26, 2016
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