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Woman's 'Highly Unusual' Pneumonia Caused by Parasite- Tainted Deer Meat
A Florida woman’s serious pneumonia that landed her in the hospital turned out to have a very strange culprit: deer meat tainted by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Though it took some time for the woman’s...
Experts weigh in on over-the-counter hearing aids
Sennheiser It’s been a little less than two years since the Food and Drug Administration formally cleared the way for over-the-counter hearing aids — a new class of medical device aimed specifically at those...
Canceling people’s medical debt may be too little, too late
Four in 10 Americans carry some kind of medical debt, an affliction that is unique to the United States among wealthy nations. The country does not guarantee medical insurance to everyone, and the costs even...
Cholera is making a comeback — and the world doesn’t have enough vaccines
Amid a global resurgence of cholera, the world is fighting with one hand tied behind its back. The global stockpile of the oral cholera vaccine — a supply whose needs are difficult to predict and fill anyway...
How to Track Your Medications with iOS and Android
Keeping track of medications is vital in most cases, but it can be hard to do without alarms and an extra nudge to make it a habit. I’ve personally had difficulty staying on schedule since I started taking...
Patch to protect against measles in children shows promise
Image source, MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTMImage caption, A young child in The Gambia has a microarray patch applied to the wrist, to vaccinate him against measlesA vaccine patch could be a safe and effective...
French startup bags €2M to make cancer clinical trials more accessible
Paris-based Klineo has raised €2mn for its AI platform that facilitates access to cancer clinical trials. Klineo’s platform connects doctors and patients directly with relevant clinical trials. It provides...
First woman to receive a pig organ recovering well
Lisa Pisano, once near death, is recovering well after receiving a new kidney from a genetically modified pig. Ms Pisano couldn't undergo a traditional transplant due to her condition so her doctors offered...
Bernie Sanders Is Taking on Ozempic’s ‘Astronomically High’ Price Tag
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is taking aim at one of Big Pharma’s newest cash cows: the latest generation of effective obesity medications. On Wednesday, Sanders’ office announced that the senator is...
She Didn't Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has a Two Pig Organs
A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney. The surgery, carried out at NYU Langone Health on April 12, also involved transplanting the...
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