Newborns' genomes shouldn't be tested for adult-onset conditions
In the last decade, genome sequencing has provided many people with a wealth of information about risks for certain diseases.
Nov 13, 2019
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In the last decade, genome sequencing has provided many people with a wealth of information about risks for certain diseases.
Nov 13, 2019
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The world's biggest coronavirus lockdown will be extended for two weeks beyond May 4, the Indian government said Friday but with some easing of restrictions—including for alcohol.
May 1, 2020
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New research by King's College London, published today in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, finds that the public's perception of constipation differs drastically from that of doctors' and from the formal diagnosis ...
Jun 6, 2019
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Self-medication for minor ailments and illnesses is common. Often the remedies people turn to are simple over-the-counter pharmacy medications or products available in other outlets that may or may not have proven physiological ...
Sep 8, 2023
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With advances in medical technology, embryos can be genetically screened before being implanted in the womb during IVF. Couples at risk for certain genetic conditions can now safely conceive children who will not inherit ...
Jul 6, 2022
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University of Toronto physicians say more research is needed on the popular antiviral drug remdesivir, after they documented a rare case of bradycardia in a male COVID-19 patient shortly after he received the medication.
Apr 30, 2021
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Surgeons are making progress toward preventing initial and recurrent episodes of clostridium difficile colitis (C. difficile or C. diff), a vicious bacterial infection that is estimated to affect about 336,000 people each ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Despondent, Akon Mathiong points to two small mounds of dirt where she buried her grandsons, 4 and 5 years old, last month. They died after contracting measles in one of the worst-hit areas of South Sudan's latest outbreak.
Apr 24, 2019
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How can someone have alcohol intoxication without consuming alcohol? Auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition in which gut fungi create alcohol through fermentation, is described in a case study in the Canadian Medical Association ...
Jun 3, 2024
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A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009, health officials said Monday.
Apr 23, 2024
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