When patients and doctors share in decisions about antibiotics for respiratory infections, fewer antibiotics are prescribed – and that’s a…
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Doctors prescribe new apps to manage medical conditions
Your doctor may soon prescribe you a smartphone app in addition to drugs and physical therapy. Hospitals are developing new…
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Hep C drug raises patient-choice concerns
At a time when the rising cost of medicines is causing consternation, an exclusive deal between Express Scripts Holding Co.…
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Researchers identify more than 20 million genetic variants in Icelanders
Researchers who sequenced the genomes of Icelanders now know more about their DNA than any other nation on earth, and…
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FDA approves Abbott device for leaking heart valve
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abbott Laboratories’ MitraClip medical device, used to stop heart valve leakage in…
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Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has a new piece of equipment accompanying him on his latest tour – a…
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MRI-guided brain surgery easier on Parkinson’s patients
For patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease, getting deep brain stimulation, a sort of “pacemaker” for the brain, can dramatically reduce…
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Synthetic organ technology moving forward
Since 2008, eight patients have successfully undergone procedures in which their badly-damaged tracheas were replaced with manmade windpipes. Now, a…
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Tiny human stomachs grown in lab
They may be small, but new lab-grown miniature human stomachs could one day help researchers better understand how the stomach…
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FDA approves new, hard-to-abuse hydrocodone pill
WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators on Thursday approved the first hard-to-abuse version of the painkiller hydrocodone, offering an alternative to…
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