Feel like you’re 40 years old going on 60? Or maybe, 40 going on 21? Age may be just a…
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FDA approves heartware device for transplant patients awaiting organs
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new heart pump for patients with severe heart failure who are…
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Ebola in Uganda: Should we worry in the US?
In Uganda’s western town of Kagadi, a drama is playing put that has both the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
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NYC nurses brave storm and aftermath to take care of homebound patients
As New York City continues to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, tens of thousands of patients relying on…
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First stent graft used to help treat heart cancer
Heart cancer is not a very well known cancer – but it does happen. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic see…
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Knee replacements more than doubling in the US
Just like age-defying baby boomers, older folks have seen a surge in knee replacement surgeries, driven partly by a desire…
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Southern diet, fried foods, may raise stroke risk
Deep-fried foods may be causing trouble in the Deep South. People whose diets are heavy on them and sugary drinks…
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No smoking allowed on Ole Miss campus
If you are looking for a place to smoke on the Ole Miss campus, good luck with that. The new…
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A life-saving diet: Foods Hillary Clinton should avoid while on blood thinners
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being treated with anti-coagulant medication due to a blood clot in her head. Blood…
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Transplants may benefit obese kidney patients
After kidney transplants, the risk of death over the next year falls just as much among obese kidney failure patients…
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