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Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease

Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of hemophilia for a year so far, in a study that fuels hopes that a one-time treatment can give long-lasting help and perhaps even cure...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

First baby from a uterus transplant in the US born in Dallas

The first birth as a result of a womb transplant in the United States has occurred in Texas, a milestone for the U.S. but one achieved several years ago in Sweden. A woman who had...

DATE: Dec 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

ANAHEIM, Calif. – New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

ANAHEIM, Calif. – New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care

SAN DIEGO – Doctors were just guessing a decade ago when they gave Alison Cairnes’ husband a new drug they hoped would shrink his lung tumors. Now she takes it, but the choice was no guesswo...

DATE: Oct 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care

SAN DIEGO – Doctors were just guessing a decade ago when they gave Alison Cairnes’ husband a new drug they hoped would shrink his lung tumors. Now she takes it, but the choice was no guesswo...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Seeing hope: FDA panel considers gene therapy for blindness

A girl saw her mother’s face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a stage and watched the stunned expressi...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation

For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years. People ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Study boosts hope of ‘liquid biopsies’ for cancer screening

Scientists have the first major evidence that blood tests called liquid biopsies hold promise for screening people for cancer. Hong Kong doctors tried it for a type of head and neck cancer, ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

U.S. hospitals set record for fast heart attack care

There’s never been a better time to be treated for a heart attack. U.S. hospitals have set a record for how quickly they open blocked arteries, averaging under one hour for the first time si...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease

First baby from a uterus transplant in the US born in Dallas

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

Study suggests women less likely to get CPR from bystanders

Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care

Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care

Seeing hope: FDA panel considers gene therapy for blindness

A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation

Study boosts hope of ‘liquid biopsies’ for cancer screening

U.S. hospitals set record for fast heart attack care

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