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A woman with severe depression has been successfully treated with an experimental brain implant in a “stunning” advance that offers hope to those with intractable mental illness. The device works by

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White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration will review data on Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' new Covid oral antiviral "as quickly as t

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Saint-Herblain (France) and New York (United States), September 28, 2021 – Valneva SE (Nasdaq: VALN; Euronext Paris: VLA), a specialty vaccine company, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), today announced fur

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Kai Chen, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, studies the relationship between climate change, air pollution and human health. He applies multidisciplinary a

Light therapy helps burn injuries heal faster by triggering growth protein Praveen Arany, assistant professor of oral biology in the UB School of Dental Medicine, led the development of a burn healin

To Combat Meth, California Will Try A Bold Treatment: Pay Drug Users To Stop Using Enlarge this image toggle caption Christopher Artalejo-Price/San Francisco AIDS Foundation Christopher Artalejo-Pric

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, a patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas. Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’

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A 26-year-old woman in southern China has died of H5N6 bird flu amid a rise in isolated cases, health officials in Hong Kong reported on Wednesday. Three other cases were reported earlier this month.

As James Fisher awaited experimental brain surgery he underwent recently, he wondered whether it will be the treatment that finally helps him get his addiction under control. The tiny electrodes surg

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