Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that harnesses the body’s own immune defenses to attack tumors. It has shown remarkable success against cancers of the lung, kidney, and bladder but has not worked as well for liver cancer. That gap is…
Category: 5. Health
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Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report says – a pharmacologist explains the data
Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using these protein sources daily.
A new study by Consumer Reports, published on Oct. 14, 2025,…
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How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in rural America
There are almost 1.1 million licensed physicians in the United States. That may sound like a lot, but the country has struggled for decades to train enough physicians to meet its needs – and, in particular, to provide care in rural and…
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Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but figuring out how much you’re getting can be tricky
When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it’s all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants.
And that’s a good thing. Oxidants can damage the structure and function of the chemicals in your body critical to life – like…
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How Two Ride-Share Guys And An ER Doc Are Building An Air Traffic Control System For Healthcare
Sage Care founders (left to right) Chris Blumenberg, Caesar Djavaherian and Justin Ho
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Startup Sage Care is coming out of stealth with $20 million in funding and customers that include Bronson Healthcare and White Plains Hospital.
Justin…
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An estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza
Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting their young lives at grave risk.
A 20-month study of wasting among young children living in the Gaza Strip estimates that, in…
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What ‘Ghost Poop’ Might Say About Your Health
“Ghost poop” is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet bowl. (Photo: Getty)
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There’s…
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From poison to power: How lead exposure helped shape human intelligence
What made the modern human brain so different from that of our extinct relatives, such as Neanderthals? Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, along with an international team, have discovered that ancient…
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Building A Future Without Missed Diagnoses
Despite advances, whole genome sequencing—and with it the promise of early, life-altering therapies—still isn’t a routine part of care for most newborns.
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Many babies enter the world with silent metabolic or genetic…
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Who Will Build Healthcare’s Most Powerful Platform?
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In the late 1800s, the U.S. railroad system didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it catalyzed entirely new industries. Refrigerated railcars enabled a national meatpacking economy. Standard…
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