Doctors, hospitals and insurers are bracing for possible disruptions on Oct. 1 when the U.S. health-care system switches to a…
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Strange condition causes people to hack off healthy limbs
David had just graduated college when he first decided he wanted to cut off his leg.It had plagued him for…
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‘Pac-Man’ bacteria eats nicotine before it reaches the brain, study finds
Between 80 and 90 of smokers try smoking cessation aids without success, but now researchers have discovered a promising solution:…
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Family of NYC girl with skin-blistering condition sees hope in new drug
The arrival of a newborn often prompts various child-rearing philosophies. But for parents whose child is born with a rare…
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Rare form of amnesia causes woman, 32, to wake up thinking she’s 15
One morning in 2008, 32-year-old Naomi Jacobs woke up in a home she didn’t recognize, to a son she didn’t…
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New drug, study method show breast cancer promise
A novel way to speed the testing of cancer drugs and quickly separate winners from duds has yielded its first…
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Health care 24/7: New system allows patients to connect with docs online
Nicole Palma doesn’t always have the time to see a doctor. Between work and school, the 29-year-old has difficulty finding…
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Eating protein could lead to brain disorder for woman with rare genetic condition
Meat, nuts and even potato chips are foreign tastes for a British woman who must limit her daily protein intake…
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US agency moves to end sex bias in biomedical research
The U.S. National Institutes of Health began putting in place on Tuesday its new policy aimed at ending long-standing sex…
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Many older people silently harbor a blood “pre-cancer” – a gene mutation acquired during their lifetime that could start them…
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