Health

Prevention may be essential to reducing racial disparities in stroke

Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which looked at stroke incidence and...

Vaccination campaign at risk as fighting intensifies in Syria

As fighting and violence escalate across Syria, we risk losing the opportunity to vaccinate and save the lives of more than one million children.

Program Cut Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

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Long-Term Pot Use Tied to Gum Disease in Study

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Brain Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Early Trial

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End of Ebola transmission in Guinea

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Man wearing tshirt with text "together we shall overcome Ebola" at a social...

No need to cancel or postpone Olympics due to Zika, says UN health agency

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The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Magalhães Research Center in Pernambuco, Brazil, performs tests to diagnose the...

Early Alzheimer's Linked to Brain 'Leakage'

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Baby's Early Walking May Mean Stronger Bones as Teen

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New Test Helps Identify Rare Genetic Diseases in Newborns

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