In the wake of the New Deal, the business community realized that appealing to widely shared American values could get the…
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A recent study looked at how female doctors were introduced at a lecture series compared to how male doctors were introduced.…
As drug prices soar, consumers look for cheaper generics. A recent study showed safety issues in some generics made abroad,…
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A project involving tens of millions of patient records poses ethical issues, even though patients could ultimately gain.…
More places around the world are experiencing days with record high temperatures. These prolonged hot spells may have unanticipated…
Dogs' lives have monetary value, and several researchers recently measured it. Their method shows how research and funding…
Babies born with the HIV virus in their blood are at a turning point in the infection. With immediate treatment these children…
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Vaping continues to be in the news, with the CDC recently linking vitamin E acetate to the deaths and illnesses caused by…
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Many migraine headaches are triggered by certain foods. Recently, a lot of attention has focused on gluten. An expert explains…
A form of vitamin E could be behind recent vaping illnesses and death, as the vitamin was not meant to go into the lungs.…
Just how big a problem are medical bankruptcies? For someone going through one, it's devastating. And it happens far…