Cardiology
'Heart-in-a-box' can be lifesaving, matching up distant donors with patients
A few days after his 74th birthday, Don Stivers received his dream gift—a new heart.
Apr 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests
U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results.
Apr 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A look back at the coronavirus pandemic's progression
(HealthDay)—Since the first confirmed case in the United States in January, scientists have gained significant knowledge on COVID-19, but the numbers of reported cases and deaths continue to rise. HD Live! discussed the ...
Dec 29, 2020
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Vaccination
New York expects first vaccine doses within days
New York is expected to receive its first doses of the coronavirus vaccine as early as this weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Data shows Americans couldn't resist Thanksgiving travel
Americans couldn't resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel to help contain the ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First in line for Covid vaccine? Some US health care workers say no
They can move to front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine if they want, but some US health care workers are skeptical about taking a vaccine that was developed in record time—even as the pandemic rages on.
Dec 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug for metastatic colorectal cancer enters phase 3 trial
A new therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer that has been granted fast-track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Nov 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trump administration again touts COVID-19 antigen tests, despite concerns of false results
In the month since the Trump administration got a flood of favorable press for its plan to ship 150 million rapid coronavirus diagnostic tests to states, the tests have proved problematic.
Oct 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
At the height of the coronavirus lockdown, President Donald Trump and his top health advisers trumpeted a new test that would help Americans reclaim their lives—one that would tell them if they already had the virus and ...
Sep 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will the new 15-minute COVID-19 test solve US testing problems?
On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called the BinaxNOW test.
Sep 2, 2020
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