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A top pulmonologist reviews advancements in the 'War on Cancer' over the past 50 years
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Robert A. Winn about the progress the United States has made in treating cancer.
Tick season is getting worse. Can managing deer help?
Ticks can cause serious diseases, but the tools for controlling them lag decades behind mosquitoes. In the northeast, health officials and researchers hope that efforts to control deer populations — w
'Game-changing' cancer service approved for rollout
Last year, Laraine Chung discovered she had a tumour behind her left eye. Tests failed to identify its type so she faced losing her eye through complex surgery which could also affect her brain and face. But the 63-ye…
Why would you travel 530 miles for a haircut? For Al Nicolau and his wife, Ramona, the answer is simple. Seven-year-old Alex, who is autistic, dreaded a trip…
Caroline Fonjock says she would be dead were it not for the quick actions of NHS medics. Feeling under the weather, the 45-year-old social worker noticed what…
In the U.S., 115 million adults have prediabetes, which is tied to heart disease and other health problems. A 20-year follow-up to a landmark diabetes study sh…
HIV/AIDS medications are harder to get due to aid cuts, raising concerns of a return to child-headed households that were prevalent before the U.S. tackled the…
It is strange to witness singing and dancing in a place which has seen so much death but the successful treatment of an Ebola patient is cause for celebration …
It's prime tick season, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. The prevalence of ticks is changing the way some people in highly affected areas live their li…
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Dear Leaders of the G7, the G20, BRICS and of all nations, We write to you together, from Geneva and from Brasília, with one shared conviction: that the world…
Imagine it's the 1980s or early '90s, and there's a queue for the pay phone in a college dorm hallway. Students line up, waiting their turn for the once-a-week…
Many women may not be using the most effective pain medication for period cramps, according to a big study of supermarket till receipts. A decade of loyalty c…
Resident doctors in England have called off strikes which were scheduled to begin on Monday. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had "ma…
Some of the 18 cruise ship passengers in quarantine after a deadly hantavirus outbreak have had a tough time in isolation.
