FDA Health Advisors Vote Against ALS Treatment United States health advisers voted against an experimental treatment for ALS disease last week. The vo...
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Why Rural Hospitals in the US Are Closing Maternity Centers Alisha Alderson is a 45-year-old woman from rural eastern Oregon. In August, she was pregn...
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Who Should Get the Updated COVID Shot? American health officials say most people should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine this year. Last week, the U.S...
American government experts who studied a popular medicine used for colds say the drug is likely not effective and should not be taken by mouth. Sixte...
Israeli Scientists Announce Creation of Embryo Model in Lab Israeli scientists say they have created a model of a human embryo from stem cells in a la...
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Study: Whole Genome Testing Finds Diseases Better in Children Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergen...