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Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Paper Towels Beat Air Dryers Against Viruses, Small Study Finds
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Prestigious Sports Medicine Journal Retracts Articles Authored by Former Editor-in-Chief
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Raw Meat Diet May Have a Downside for Dogs
Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
Report Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Science Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are the Most Widely Read
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Create Monkey Embryo From Stem Cells
Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Design Skin Patch That Takes Ultrasound Images
Scientists Develop 'All Species' COVID Test
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Closer to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Scientists Produce 'Bioprinted' Human Skin for Wound Healing
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Use Stem Cells to Replicate Early Human Embryo
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sinus Infection? 'Good' Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Skip the 'Maskne,' Not the Mask
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes
Step Counts Aren't Just for the Healthy: They Also Help Heart Failure Patients
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Take Care When Handling, Storing Your Contact Lenses
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Three Deaths Linked to Listeria-Tainted Milkshakes From Restaurant in Washington State
Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of COVID-19
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
When, Where Was the First Case of COVID-19?
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
Your City Has Its Own Microbial 'Signature,' Scientists Say
Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Your Guide to Bedpans and Bedpan Alternatives
Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
Your Pet's Food Bowl Is Big Infection Risk, Experts Warn
Your Smartphone Is a Haven for Allergens
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
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