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Titanium rings problematic for ER doctors
It’s light, strong, durable and hypoallergenic, but titanium rings are proving problematic for emergency care doctors because they’re difficult to…
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Man who got a heart transplant within days celebrates new job, new son
When 29-year-old Robert Toth had a cold he couldn’t shake, he never imagined it signaled a failing heart. “Come April,…
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Disabled woman writes books with her toes
Writing a novel can be a challenge for anyone, but for one Chinese woman, it seemed impossible due to her…
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Marijuana-like brain chemicals could be key to treating fragile X syndrome
In an international collaboration of research centers from America and Europe, scientists have revealed that increasing chemicals in the brain…
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Government gene sleuths stop superbug that killed 6
Over six frightening months, a deadly germ untreatable by most antibiotics spread in the nation’s leading research hospital. Pretty soon,…
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Breakthrough in development of meningitis B vaccine
Researchers have come one step closer in the development of a vaccine to fight meningitis B, the deadly disease that…
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Stem cell research allows for mismatched kidney transplants
Donating a kidney may save a person’s life – but only if the conditions are precise. Kidney donors must be…
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Man dies after doctor goes on lunch break during surgery
A Swedish man undergoing surgery died on the operating table after the anesthesiologist and a nurse went to lunch during…
Read MoreIt’s a boy! Woman gives birth on New Jersey commuter train
A New Jersey woman went into labor on a commuter train Monday and gave birth to a baby boy before…
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