Why the CDC warns antibiotic-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health...
This is a medical illustration of an drug-resistant fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus.
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Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, University of Pittsburgh
In 2013 I took care of a...
How gene-edited white blood cells are helping fight cancer
Scientists are using gene editing to make better cancer treatments.Piyush K. Jain, University of Florida
For the first time in the United States, a gene...
Bioterrorism: We are Not Ready
Salad bars and water systems are easy targets for bioterrorists -- and America's monitoring system is woefully inadequate
Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University
In October...
Canadian Drugs Not a Cure-All for U.S. Consumers
Why cheaper drugs from Canada likely won't cure what ails US
Could buying drugs from Canada be a solution to high prices for prescription drugs?...
Low Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia
Low blood pressure could be a culprit in dementia, studies suggest
Low blood pressure may cause problems for many older people.
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Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State...
Giving pregnant women antibiotics could harm the lungs of preemies
Kent Willis, University of Tennessee
Born after just 23 of the normal 40 weeks of pregnancy, the extremely preterm baby is small enough to fit...
Large scale study casts doubt on benefits of daily low-dose aspirin.
A large clinical study known as ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) has resulted in some very surprising findings about the value...
Time to get the facts about skin cancer
Summer time is here, and that usually means more days spent outside, and with the longer summer days, more hours spent in the sun....
