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Category: 5. Health
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What I Learned From Being “Killed” By The Federal Government
A single mishandled phone call to the Social Security Administration wreaked havoc on my life. What … More
My father passed away…
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RFK Terminates Teams Responsible For Public Records Requests, Fueling Public Health Concerns
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 24: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May … More
Multiple public records teams were entirely cut by Robert…
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Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
The aptamers — short…
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Successful therapy confirmed for newborns with the fatal metabolic disorder MoCD type A
The drug fosdenopterin/rcPMP considerably improves the chances of survival and developmental progress in infants with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD type A), a rare and life-threatening genetic condition causing an inborn error in…
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New Ultrasound Technology Stimulates Immune Cell Therapy
Immune cells are generated to keep our bodies healthy. To combat disease, our bodies initiate two separate waves of immunity. The first wave, known as innate immunity, is a generalizable response that tries to…
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New Target Improves Immunotherapy Treatment in AML Patients
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way physicians treat patients with cancer. This form of cancer treatment aims to direct the immune system toward the rapidly growing tumor. As cancer progresses, tumor…
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Pharma Dodges The Tariff Bullet — But For How Long?
Doctor plays to Thimblerig with boats of medicine, conceptual image
President Donald Trump acted with restraint in his New Liberation Day tariffs when he deferred imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical products from China, India and Europe. But,…
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A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk
People who receive the live-attenuated shingles vaccine may have a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia compared with those who do not get the shot, researchers report April 2 in Nature.
The findings stem from a Welsh…
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Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled. It now…
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