A man who thought he saw a “stranger” in the bathroom mirror, when he was actually looking at his own…
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White House issues report on improving biosafety at federal labs
The White House issued a 187-page report on Thursday designed to improve biosafety following a series of safety breaches at…
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Patients who feel ready to leave the hospital are more satisfied
In a small study of hospitalized patients, those who felt ready to go home when they were discharged were more…
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Poverty may increase odds of repeat hospitalizations
When patients are hospitalized more than once in the same month, it may have more to do with their income…
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Russian teen growing second set of ribs left in agony
A Russian teen who is suffering from constant pain was recently diagnosed with a rare congenital abnormality that has caused…
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Woman goes blind after cat licks her eye
An Ohio woman has gone blind in her left eye after her cat licked her and transmitted an infection called…
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How diet and lifestyle can impact your family’s genetic disease risk
While you may have a family history of obesity, diabetes, heart disease or even cancer, studies on how environmental factors…
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Muscular dystrophy telethon, long run by Jerry Lewis, ends on ABC
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) said Friday it will end its long-standing Labor Day telethon, aired on the ABC network,…
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US proposes effort to analyze DNA from 1 million people
The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new…
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Pop! Knuckle-cracking noise finally explained
What do you get when you combine the “Wayne Gretzky of knuckle cracking” with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine?…
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