CDC warns of shortage of bottles needed for crucial blood tests
Hospitals and clinical laboratories across the United States are facing a critical shortage of bottles used to culture blood samples, federal health officials report.
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A California medical group treats only homeless patients—and makes money doing it
They distribute GPS devices so they can track their homeless patients. They stock their street kits with glass pipes used to smoke meth, crack, or fentanyl. They keep company credit cards on hand in case a patient needs emergency ...
Jul 23, 2024
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In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims
As the fentanyl crisis ravages communities across the country, toddlers and infants increasingly are becoming unsuspecting victims of an opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Adults make up the vast number of fentanyl-related ...
Jul 19, 2024
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Dallas cancer tech company develops new blood test it says can catch tumors early
In the fight to beat cancer, scientists have recognized the importance of catching it early.
Jul 2, 2024
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Exploring our sense of touch from every angle
Even before we are born and begin experiencing the sensations of daily life—a soft shirt on our arms, for example, or a hard tabletop under our fingertips—humans begin to form the senses needed to survive.
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Bionic eye trial reveals substantial vision improvements over 2.5 years
Results of the first clinical trial of Australia's second-generation bionic eye have demonstrated 'substantial improvement' in four participants' functional vision, daily activities and quality of life over a period of more ...
Jun 7, 2024
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A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another
The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say.
Jun 7, 2024
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Study shows orexin neurons can track how fast blood glucose changes
The concentration of glucose in the blood of humans continuously changes in response to what they eat and the activities they engage in. While many studies have investigated changes in blood glucose, the role of different ...
Inflight alcohol plus cabin pressure can lower blood oxygen and raise heart rate, even in the young and healthy
The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure at cruising altitude may threaten sleeping plane passengers' heart health, particularly on long-haul flights, suggests the first study of its kind, published in Thorax.
Jun 3, 2024
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Scientists uncover new molecular drivers of Alzheimer's
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, in ...
May 22, 2024
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