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As lead levels decline in American Indians’ blood, heart health benefits rise
The National Institutes of Health reports lower blood lead levels in American Indians has resulted in major…
FDA approves importation of syphilis drug from France
In a letter from Laboratoires Delbert, the Paris-based company said it's working with the FDA to temporarily…
Medical marijuana may raise risk of abnormal heart rhythm
Patients treated with medical cannabis had a nearly 1% increased risk of being diagnosed with a heart rhythm…
Biorobotic heart could aid research on heart disease treatment
Scientists built a biorobotic heart by replacing the heart muscle in the left chamber with a soft silicone…
U.S. scooter injuries triple, costs rise five-fold in four years
UCLA researchers report that scooter injuries nearly tripled across the U.S. between 2016 and 2020, many…
Study pinpoints how psychiatric drugs lead to weight gain
Research in mice is pinpointing how weight gain linked to psychiatric drugs happens -- and how to stop it.…
Musician plays guitar while surgeons remove his brain tumor
By playing the guitar during an "awake" portion of his two-hour surgery in December, Christian Nolen allowed…
Study: Sickle cell disorder patients less likely to get full COVID-19 vaccine dosage
Sickled and other red blood cells are evident in a photo by UCL Medical School. Sickle cell disease is a…
Court case could push cost of HIV PrEP higher
A case that is winding its way through the court system might push the cost of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis to…
Philadelphia measles outbreak raises concern as vaccination rates fall
Eight Philadelphia residents are known to have contracted measles, the city's department of health said in an…