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A Google artificial intelligence system was as good as expert radiologists at discovering which women had breast cancer in a new study.…
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The story of Sim Ark helps explain a problem in Cambodia that has health experts concerned: fewer Cambodian women are…
The United States government recently proposed new rules designed to improve transplant operations. The goal is to ease a severe…
In 2019, U.S. health officials became very concerned about a mysterious illness related to vaping. Vaping is the act of…
Within 10 years, nearly half of American adults will be obese—or very overweight—a new report predicts. In addition, the researchers…
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer known. The disease is hard to detect and is usually…
What is the best form of exercise for older adults who are dieting? Doctors do not yet know the answer.…
When Clara Massons was giving birth to her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on her…
Older adults who breathe in very small particles from air pollution for even a day or two are more likely…
Many Americans gather together as families and spend time with each other over the winter holidays. It can be difficult…
For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home than in hospitals in the United…
A new study from Canada says asthma attacks during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of health problems for mothers and…
In the United States, about 25 million children are either overweight or obese. A new study explored how being overweight or…