Overuse of antibiotics in animal feed is making it harder for doctors to treat life-threatening infections in young children, a…
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‘Great’ Dane: 131-pound dog helps guide 11-year-old with rare genetic condition
Running, riding bikes and even walking had always been a challenge for 11-year-old Bella Burton due to a rare genetic…
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When it comes to leadership skills, some surgeons may be better at coordinating specific tasks than at sharing information and…
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Roche drug succeeds in hard-to-treat form of MS
Roche said on Monday its experimental drug ocrelizumab had proved effective against primary progressive multiple sclerosis in a keenly awaited…
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Rare disease causes 11-year-old to be allergic to the sun
An 11-year-old girl in Los Angeles whom doctors misdiagnosed with eczema for years has resorted to a life in darkness…
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Hospital staff helps high school senior with rare skin disease attend prom
A Columbus, Ohio, high school senior who had been bedridden for five months due to a rare and painful skin…
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Medical aid unable to enter Syrian rebel-held Aleppo, WHO says
BEIRUT – The World Health Organization (WHO) has been unable to get a desperately needed medical aid convoy through to…
Read MoreTexas grandmother feels ‘blessed’ to donate kidney to grandchild
A Texas grandmother celebrated Mother’s Day just months after donating a kidney to her toddler granddaughter. “I feel like I’m…
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New Jersey man doing push ups to raise money for son’s debilitating disease
A New Jersey man is pushing hard, literally, to raise money for a debilitating muscle disorder that has plagued his…
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CDC installing cameras in labs in agency-wide safety push
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has introduced camera monitoring of workers in its highest-level biosafety laboratories…
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