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Federal health officials say that new U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022. It’s a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases ..read more
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The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a study says it will pull the medicine from the U.S. market ..read more
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Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical, which specializes in technology that helps open clogged arteries ..read more
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Researchers have found that most cancer drugs granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration do not deliver on their early promise ..read more
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The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains ..read more
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The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines is now legally barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements ..read more
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Doctors and clinic leaders say there’ll be a scramble across the Southwest and West for abortion care ..read more
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New artificial intelligence tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients. Some tools answer messages and others take notes during exams ..read more
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Researchers revved up immune cells that shrank an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor when tested in a handful of patients ..read more
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Researchers have linked another kind of amoeba to nasal rinsing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday published a report that for the first time connects Acanthamoeba infections to use of neti pots and other nasal rinsing devices ..read more