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Commentary: Which Cancer Treatment Is Best? Selecting the Right Tool for the Job

Commentary: Which Cancer Treatment Is Best? Selecting the...

For patients diagnosed with a cancer that starts in a solid organ like a lung, colon,...

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Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

Data shows that from April 2020 to July 2021, more than 120,000 children under the...

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U.S. Spends $1 Billion to Make More Home COVID Tests Available

U.S. Spends $1 Billion to Make More Home COVID Tests Available

The White House said it will also double the number of pharmacy locations in the...

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AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts

AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts

Artificial intelligence can quickly and accurately sift through MRIs to rule out...

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Scientists Use 3D Printing to Create Injection-Free Vaccine Patch

Scientists Use 3D Printing to Create Injection-Free Vaccine...

The 3D-printed microneedle patch can be customized for painless, cost-effective...

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Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

A new study suggests that if you're depressed as a young adult, your odds for dementia...

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What Helps With My Migraines May Backfire for You

What Helps With My Migraines May Backfire for You

A neurologist and who gets migraines shares what helps her and what may -- or may...

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Vaccine Holdouts Embrace COVID Antibody Treatment, Mystifying Doctors

Vaccine Holdouts Embrace COVID Antibody Treatment, Mystifying...

Doctors and public health experts are surprised that so many of those embracing...

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Fauci: ‘Too Soon to Tell’ on Major Holiday Gatherings

Fauci: ‘Too Soon to Tell’ on Major Holiday Gatherings

It’s too early to determine whether Americans should avoid large family gatherings...

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Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News

Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's...

From a study in Spain, those who were diagnosed in the pandemic year were older...

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WebMD's John Whyte's New Book Shows How to Limit Cancer Risk

WebMD's John Whyte's New Book Shows How to Limit Cancer...

The new book from WebMD's Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, explores one of...

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Voices of Breast Cancer Survivors: Looking Back, Offering Advice

Voices of Breast Cancer Survivors: Looking Back, Offering...

Each survivor's cancer, experts know, is unique, and so is their experience with...

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The Mediterranean Diet Isn’t What It Used to Be

The Mediterranean Diet Isn’t What It Used to Be

Evidence from those who died in the Vesuvius eruption suggests gendered diets and...

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Pfizer COVID Vaccine Antibodies May Disappear in 7 Months, Study Says

Pfizer COVID Vaccine Antibodies May Disappear in 7 Months,...

Antibody levels may wane after 7 months for people who got the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,...

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Chief Medical Officer Was Silenced in Canada's Residential Schools

Chief Medical Officer Was Silenced in Canada's Residential...

As tuberculosis infections spread in schools, it was "almost as if the prime conditions...

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Inactive Lifestyles Lead to More Frequent, Severe Hot Flashes: Study

Inactive Lifestyles Lead to More Frequent, Severe Hot Flashes:...

A new study finds inactive lifestyles can lead to more frequent, severe hot flashes,...