Malnutrition Threatens Many U.S. Seniors Seen at ERs
2014-08-13
Depression, dental problems, difficulty buying groceries among most common reasons, study findsContinue Reading
40 Percent of Americans Will Develop Diabetes, CDC Projects
2014-08-12
Rates for black women and Hispanics even higher at 50 percentContinue Reading
Donor-Lung Preservation Device Approved
2014-08-12
Technology may lead to more transplants, FDA says
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Classroom Hand Sanitizers Don’t Curb Absences, Study Finds
2014-08-12
Students taught hand hygiene had similar number of sick daysContinue Reading
WHO Experts Give Nod to Using Untested Ebola Drugs
2014-08-12
Move would be justified in ‘particular circumstances’ of current outbreak, ethicists say
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New Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Approved
2014-08-12
Disease is the second-leading cause of cancer death in United StatesContinue Reading
Black Veterans Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening, Study Finds
2014-08-11
Research in Southern California VA system points to lack of primary care doctor as one factorContinue Reading
Ebola Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in September
2014-08-11
‘Patient Zero’ thought to be 2-year-old who lived in village near 3 West African nationsContinue Reading
Ethicists Grapple With Tough Questions Over Release of Ebola Drugs
2014-08-11
As West African crisis gathers momentum, pressure is on to bring untested medicine to desperate patientsContinue Reading
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a ‘Public Health Emergency’
2014-08-08
Statement follows similar assessment by CDC earlier this weekContinue Reading