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‘Great’ Dane: 131-pound dog helps guide 11-year-old with rare genetic condition
Running, riding bikes and even walking had always been a challenge for 11-year-old Bella Burton due to a rare genetic…
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Drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of its blockbuster…
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You can’t buy hearts, kidneys or other organs but money can still help you get one. Wealthy people are more…
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Identical twin slated to be delivered 4 months after brother in rare birth
New mother Holli Gorveatt, of Kirkland, Wash., is pre- and post-partum with her identical twins after giving birth to one…
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What the Food and Drug Administration calls a ‘breakthrough’ drug is often not the same as what a layperson would…
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Coca-Cola: We spent $118.6M on health efforts in 5 years
Coca-Cola disclosed Tuesday that it spent $118.6 million on health research and partnerships in the U.S. over the past five…
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Michigan man with movement disorder working to raise awareness of condition
A Michigan man suffering from a rare movement disorder said that while it causes many people to ask him if…
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New device could save millions from septic shock
Prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS are all potentially lethal diseases that affect hundreds of thousands each year. But Sepsis,…
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Fewer than half of injuries in women’s collegiate gymnastics are serious enough to sideline athletes for more than one day,…
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