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‘Dr. Miracle’ Shares Nobel Peace Prize

He’s known as “Dr. Miracle” because of his skill and his devotion to helping victims of gang rape during conflict in his country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For several years, the gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege has been mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. And this year, he has been awarded […]

AP Fact Check: Trump Claims on Pre-Existing Conditions? False

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t playing it straight when it comes to his campaign pledge not to undercut health coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions. Five weeks before midterm elections, he is telling voters that those provisions “are safe,” even as his Justice Department is arguing in court that those protections in the […]

Even Light Exercise Helps Memory, Study Finds

How much exercise does it take to boost your memory skills? Possibly a lot less than you’d think, according to the results of a new study that examined the impact of light exercise on memory. In their study of 36 healthy young adults, researchers found surprisingly immediate improvements in memory after just 10 minutes of […]

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Immune System Cancer Research

STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the scourge of cancer. The 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize will be shared by James Allison of the University of Texas Austin and Tasuku Honjo […]

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Study: Dementia Will Hit People of Color Hardest in Future

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) will increase some 178% among all Americans aged 65 years and older by 2060, but Hispanic, African American and other racial and ethnic groups will see the fastest growing rates. They say the study of […]

Journal Compares Child Separation Policy to Tuskegee Case

Black slave women were habitually tortured for ‘research’ by star doctors who were commemorated in statues and plaques. Over 40 years, more than 400 black men with syphilis were given fake medicine so researchers could see how the disease developed. Thousands of women, mainly Latinas, were sterilized in the eugenics movement. These are just a […]

Federal Judges Back Coverage for Transgender Care

Two different federal courts granted rulings last week in favor of allowing transgender people to access the medically necessary care prescribed to them by their doctors. The rulings confirm the Affordable Care Act’s protections on the basis of sex extend to transgender people. Read More

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As Trump’s Trade War Grows, China Hits Medical Device Makers

The medical technology industry is bracing for a big hit from Donald Trump’s trade war with China with nearly $5 billion in U.S. medical devices now impacted from retaliatory Chinese tariffs. Waves of the Trump administration’s tariffs now impact more than $250 billion in Chinese goods, which analysts say are about half of that country’s […]

Black Patients Miss Out on Cancer Drugs

It’s a promising new drug for multiple myeloma, one of the most savage blood cancers. Called Ninlaro, it can be taken as a pill, sparing patients painful injections or cumbersome IV treatments. In a video sponsored by the manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., one patient even hailed Ninlaro as “my savior.” The U.S. Food and Drug […]

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Study: Racism’s Effects on Mental Health Begin in Childhood

It’s not exactly a surprise that racism can affect your mental health, but a new study published in the journal American Psychologist has shed some new light onto just how early those effects can begin. The study, which researchers say is the first meta-analysis to look into racism’s effects on adolescents (as opposed to adults), […]

Doctors Debunk High Cholesterol Risks

DOCTORS have found there is no evidence of a link between high levels of bad cholesterol and heart disease, a study says. And with this claim, a number of leading cardiologists say statins, taken by millions of Brits to tackle cholesterol, don’t have any benefit. Read More

NIH: An Aspirin a Day Won’t Keep You Alive

In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical disability). Risk of dying from a range of causes, including cancer and heart disease, varied and will require […]

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