Thanks to what doctors call “a miracle surgery,” an Australian toddler is on the mend after enduring a near-death car…
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Florida couple weds in first all-autism ceremony
On Sunday, Anita Lesko and Abraham Talmage Nielsen got married surrounded by 185 of their friends, family and supporters. While…
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Psychiatrist coping with immune deficiency counsels others with chronic disease
Every three weeks, Dr. Jennifer Pate, 47, receives life-saving intravenous immunoglobulin infusions. Without them, her immune system is defenseless against…
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Maggot infestation saves man’s life
A Vietnamese man who had an infected head injury may have been saved by maggots that ate the dead tissue,…
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Breast milk may block HIV transmission
While breastfeeding is attributed to a significant number of HIV infections that occur in infants, the majority of infants who…
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Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island
The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with…
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Virginia man, 37, receives first comprehensive face transplant
Physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center spoke publicly about the nation’s most comprehensive face transplant during a news…
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Texas hospital live-tweets brain surgery
A Texas hospital provided rare insight into brain surgery Wednesday by live-tweeting the procedure across various social networks such as…
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Urine-soaked eggs a tasty, healthy treat?
It’s the end of a school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, and eager parents collect their children…
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A thief has caught the deadly Ebola virus after stealing a mobile phone from a patient with the disease, an…
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