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A genetic test could spare many women with a common form of breast cancer from receiving chemotherapy.
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Doctors Scrutinize Overtreatment, As Cancer Death Rates Decline

Jun 05, 2018
Are some people getting too much treatment for their cancers? The answer, from the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, is an emphatic yes.
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Sara's nephew and Wendy's son Benny painted this image of a heart that hangs in the author's home.
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Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults

Jan 28, 2018
It was a medical miracle: Surgery that made it possible for babies born with heart defects to live to adulthood. But for some, those mended hearts start to falter decades later.
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Doctors in Miami found that a man's tattoo expressing his end-of-life wishes was more confusing than helpful.
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When A Tattoo Means Life Or Death. Literally

Jan 21, 2018
A gravely ill man arrives at the hospital, alone and unconscious, with a tattoo across his chest: "Do Not Resuscitate." It sparks deep conversation about end-of-life care in America.
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These large capsules, which can be swallowed, measure three different gases as they traverse the gastrointestinal tract.
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Gut Check: Gas-Sniffing Capsule Charts The Digestive Tract

Jan 08, 2018
The electronic pill looks like the biggest multivitamin a human could possibly swallow. Tests have show that the experimental device can measure gases tied to microbes and digestion.
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Is Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help

Jan 08, 2018
Treatment for alcohol problems isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. The NIH has launched a navigator site that can help figure out the scope of the problem and find evidence-based treatment options.
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Careful custody of blood tests and tissue samples is essential to the success of precision medicine.
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Precision Medical Treatments Have A Quality Control Problem

Dec 29, 2017
The goal is to customize treatments for cancer and other diseases to a patient's own biology. But something as simple as failing to take care of tissue samples en route to the lab can derail that.
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A side view of the eye shows how he iris works — and a sad little tear.
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For Children, A Good Booger Joke Helps The Medicine Go Down

Dec 25, 2017
Dr. Howard Bennett knows that humor can help his young patients be less worried when they're at the doctor's office. In his latest book, he uses gross-out jokes to explain how kids' bodies work.
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Liam's symptoms have improved a lot after having the DBS device implanted, but Carl hasn't seen  as much success.
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Could Brain Surgery Save A Father And Son?

Dec 24, 2017
Bit by bit, dystonia was stealing Carl Luepker's ability to use his hands and talk. But his biggest fear was that his children would inherit the disorder. Then he saw his son Liam's foot twitch.
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Tylenol May Help Ease The Pain Of Hurt Feelings

Dec 04, 2017
Acetaminophen, the world's most popular painkiller, doesn't just dull physical aches, it also has subtle psychological effects, researchers say. But blunting emotions isn't always a good thing.
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What makes drug prices so high? Let us count the ways.
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Report: Here's What The Feds Can Do To Cut Drug Prices

Nov 30, 2017
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine get very specific in their recommendations of actions they think the federal government should take to lower prescription drug costs.
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Insurance didn't cover the cost of the Game Ready ice machine, but it did cover the cost of opioid painkillers.
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The Insurance Company Paid For Opioids, But Not Cold Therapy

Nov 25, 2017
It seemed like such a good idea: Use cold therapy to reduce the need for opioid painkillers after shoulder surgery. But this woman's insurance company said no dice.
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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here testifying before a Senate committee in 2017, says President Trump's top health priority is addressing opioid addiction.
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U.S. Surgeon General Says Working Together Is Key To Combating Opioid Crisis

Nov 20, 2017
The country's top public health advocate says the cycle of opioid addiction won't be stopped without more money from Congress and cooperation among federal, state and local officials.
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Many children recover quickly from a concussion, but some have much more severe symptoms. Competitive sports are a major source of injury.
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Spit Test May Help Reveal Concussion Severity

Nov 20, 2017
When a child suffers a concussion, it's very hard to tell if the brain injury will cause long-term problems. An experimental test that looks for bits of genetic material in spit might help.
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Emily Blair, a medical assistant at the Colon, Stomach and Liver Center in Lansdowne, Va., takes a blood pressure reading for Robert Koenen. New guidelines say that patients should have their arm resting on a surface while taking a reading and both feet
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Odds Are, They're Taking Your Blood Pressure All Wrong

Nov 20, 2017
New guidelines have lowered the threshold for high blood pressure to 130/80, which makes it even more important to get an accurate reading. Here's how to increase the odds of getting it right.
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The Food and Drug Administration says codeine painkillers shouldn't be given to children under age 12.
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Getting Doctors To Stop Prescribing Codeine To Kids Has Taken Years

Nov 15, 2017
After the Food and Drug Administration told doctors to quit prescribing codeine to children after tonsillectomies because it could be deadly, some doctors kept on prescribing.
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No, he's not Popeye. He's a 79-year-old man with a surprisingly common injury.
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Pop-Ow! 'Popeye' Deformity Can Be A Painful Armful

Nov 15, 2017
Tendons quietly do their jobs for decades, connecting muscle to bone. Then suddenly — it's done. Here's what happens when a biceps tendon calls it quits.
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Is There A Way To Keep Using Opioid Painkillers And Reduce Risk?

Nov 13, 2017
As a result of the opioid epidemic, doctors are being urged to turn to other medications to treat chronic pain. But that can be a challenge for people who have used opioid painkillers for years.
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Imported Skin Creams Can Pose Unexpected Risks

Nov 02, 2017
Doctors were surprised to find a patient using a powerful steroid cream bought without a prescription at an African store in Washington, D.C. It was also easy to buy online.
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An 11-year-old boy put small magnets up both nostrils, then couldn't figure out how to get them out. These X-rays tell the tale.
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When A Boy Sticks Magnets Up His Nose, Doctors Have To Get Ingenious

Oct 25, 2017
Children often swallow small magnets or stick them into noses or ears. They can cause serious internal damage, and doctors sometimes have to think outside the box to remove them safely.
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An ad selling cocaine drops for tooth pain, from the book <em>Quackery</em>.
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'Quackery' Chronicles How Our Love Of Miracle Cures Leads Us Astray

Oct 15, 2017
Tobacco enemas? Mercury pills? Ice pick lobotomies? A new book explains how throughout history, miracle "cures" often didn't just fail to improve people's health, they maimed and killed.
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For People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, More Exercise Isn't Better

Oct 02, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control has revised recommendations for treating ME/CFS and now says that vigorous exercise can make symptoms worse. Patient advocates say it's a huge victory.
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Kyle Echakowitz repeated 12th grade, but he still found the first year of college overwhelming.
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Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

Oct 01, 2017
Young adults with autism are more likely to have anxiety, depression or other diagnoses than people with other disabilities. And that can make transitioning to adulthood more challenging.
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Himanshu Patel lives in Waycross, Ga. He worries that the new system will make it harder for him to get a transplant.
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Searching For A Fairer Way To Distribute Donor Livers

Sep 26, 2017
The nation's organ transplant network is considering changing how livers are distributed. The goal is to make the system fairer, but critics worry patients in poorer rural areas could lose out.
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Testing for changes in cells of the cervix or for presence of the HPV virus are both good ways to screen for cervical cancer, health organizations say.
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For Many Women, Cervical Cancer Screening May Get A Lot Simpler

Sep 12, 2017
For decades the Pap test was the only option for cervical cancer screening. Now there's the HPV test, too. A federal task force says that for most women, either test will do just fine.
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Mannequin patients are stationed at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's Preclinical Lab, ready to have their teeth restored with crowns by a class of third-year dental students.
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Dental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing Opioids

Sep 08, 2017
Opioid painkillers prescribed by dentists have helped fuel the nation's addiction epidemic. Dental schools are teaching the next generation of dentists that there are other ways to treat pain.
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