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News The GSID AR App will allow both doctors and patients to experience an in-depth look at this rare disease ... Contributed Author: PR Web

News It has been sold to several hospitals and medical centers ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Surgical

News A low-cost, portable method towards creating vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics as needed ... Contributed Author: Wyss Institute

News While the human body has been healing from burns for thousands of years, the process could be improved ... Contributed Author: Alex Dook, Particle Topics: Regenerative Medicine

News The design of the Senhance System allows surgeons to sit at a console unit or cockpit that provides a 3-D high-definition view ... Contributed Author: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Topics: Surgical

WHO supports the immunization of 874,000 people against yellow fever in Nigeria

A University of Arizona doctor is developing a therapy that can delay the effects of a snake bite. It'll be applied like an EpiPen injection, buying the snakebite victim an extra hour to delay the damaging effects of the...

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) For her leading role in driving awareness and adoption of palliative care services in the United States, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today awarded th...

(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) Scientists now believe that the Fountain of Youth flows from our genes, or at least from the genes of people who live healthy lives to age 100 or later. To discover what's special ab...

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected five outstanding health professionals for the class of 2017 NAM Fellows. They were chosen based on their pro...

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators said the results reinforce the importance of hand washing and other measures to help protect vulnerable patients from influenza ...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Surgeons performing 11 common operations can turn to a free new prescribing tool based on data about how many opioid painkillers patients across Michigan actually took after t...

(University of Virginia Health System) As hospitals seek to improve inpatient satisfaction, one effective way takes only a few minutes and no expensive equipment. A study at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) If a child gets a small burn, starts choking or swallows medication, parents may struggle to decide whether to provide first aid at home or rush them to the hospital, suggests...

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today awarded 2017 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to Joseph Coyle, whose research laid the...

(University of Kansas) The public tends to overestimate the American gay and lesbian population, and those who do so are less likely to support equal rights measures, according to a new study by two University of Kansas ...

(Baylor College of Medicine) A team of researchers reveals a mechanism that can explain how even relatively infrequent seizures can lead to long-lasting cognitive deficits in animal models.

(American Heart Association) The onset of an irregular heartbeat jumps sharply in men after age 50 and in women after 60. The risk of developing the irregular rhythm known as atrial fibrillation rises with increasing age...

(American Osteopathic Association) Researchers surveyed 257 medical students and found more than 55 percent were confident they could counsel patients on nutritional recommendations, but half did not achieve a passing sc...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sema4, and collaborating institutions including Colorado State University and Fred Hutchinson Cancer ...

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 70 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to th...

(University of Texas at San Antonio) A new study in Cell Reports by Matthew Wanat, assistant professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), sheds light on how dopamine cells in the brain signal th...