A Turkish woman who was left in agony for five years after she was treated for uterine cancer was shocked…
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FDA clears Merrimack’s pancreatic cancer drug with warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Merrimack Pharmaceutical Inc’s pancreatic cancer drug, Onivyde, with a severe safety…
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CT scanning shown to cause DNA damage, study finds
Computerized tomography (CT) scans may cause cellular damage— a finding that further encourages doctors to use the lowest radiation dose…
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US doctors help Tanzanian children harmed in albino attacks
Five Tanzanian children attacked and robbed of limbs because they are albino are being outfitted with prosthetics at a Philadelphia…
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Russian volunteer for world’s first head transplant seeking funds to meet surgeon
A Russian man who has agreed to undergo the world’s first head transplant is raising funds for a trip to…
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Family of Australian teen with neurological disorder raising $250G for treatment
The family of an Australian teenager whose neurological disorder may render her unable to walk is trying to raise $250,000…
Read MoreWoman’s ‘burning mouth syndrome’ had strange cause
A healthy 65-year-old woman developed a relentless burning feeling in her mouth that stumped doctors and dentists for months before…
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Paying for gene therapy: Are annuities the next big thing?
LOS ANGELES – As U.S. drugmakers face growing resistance to the high price of cutting-edge treatments, a handful of companies…
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Maryland man blames shoplifting on temporary amnesia
A 46-year-old man fined $500 for shoplifting at a Maryland grocery store in February is disputing the citation by saying…
Read MoreGetting a colonoscopy? There’s an app for that
A group of physicians in Phoenix decided that people undergoing a colonoscopy could really use the help of an app.…
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