Asbestos Deaths Remain A Public Health Concern, CDC Finds
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) People are still dying of cancer linked to asbestos, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
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Civilians With Severe Burns Treated At Texas Military Hospital
(By Wendy Rigby for NPR) The burn unit at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas, is
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(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A panel of experts in preventive medicine released a draft proposal Tuesday on screening for
Read MoreMighty morphed brain cells cure Parkinson’s in mice, but human trials still far off
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Mice that walk straight and fluidly don’t usually make scientists exult, but these did: The
Read MoreDrugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Most potential new drugs fail when they’re tested in people. These failures are not only
Read More$1 a Minute Doctor Visits
Dr. Samuel Williams has an innovative idea for making health care accessible to low-income populations, that is, if approved by
Read MoreDrugmakers Help Turn Patients With Rare Diseases Into D.C. Lobbyists
(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) WASHINGTON — Wearing a blue T-shirt and worn jeans, Marc Yale stood near
Read MoreThis community has slipped through the cracks of the US health care system
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them
Read MoreOrgan donor match website connects man with strangers for 2 kidney transplants
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) While the average wait for a kidney transplant on the national deceased donor
Read MoreHow Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
(By David Greene for NPR) A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science correspondent Richard Harris in
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