“Particularly in the early days, people said, ‘This is just a rotating chair,’ and ‘Why has nobody thought of this before?’ But often the simplest ideas are the best.”
The old way of…
Category: 5. Health
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Tiny brain nanotubes found by Johns Hopkins may spread Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that they have identified how mammalian brains build intricate networks of tiny tubes that move toxins in and out of brain cells, much like pneumatic tubes send items through systems in factories and…
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They found the switch that makes the body attack cancer
In a series of experiments using mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, scientists at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital uncovered new evidence that strengthening the body’s natural immune defenses can both prevent cancer from…
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UChicago Medicine Leans Into AI Agents To Address Health Care Needs
AI Agents at UChicago Medicine
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UChicago Medicine is putting AI in the front lines to change how patients reach help. Today, human agents answer millions of calls. Many ask for directions, refills, or a basic schedule tweak. The process is…
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Why These Grandparents Are Speaking Out On Vaccines
Teri Mills, her husband, and their grandkids.
Teri Mills
Teri Mills still vividly remembers the paper cups with the sugar cubes.
In the U.S. in the early 1960s, one way to administer the oral polio vaccine was dropping it onto sugar. Mills was one…
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First Locally-Acquired Case Of Chikungunya Virus Reported In New York
Patients with chikungunya are hospitalized following infection.
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New York health officials recently confirmed the state’s first locally-acquired case of chikungunya virus, marking the first such case in the United States…
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Khosla Ventures And Cleveland Clinic Partner On Healthcare Tech
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the Khosla Ventures-Cleveland Clinic partnership, Town Hall Ventures’ $440 million haul, the CDC’s “Friday night massacre,” Boehringer’s new pulmonary fibrosis drug, and more. To get…
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This type of meat supercharges muscle growth after workouts
A new study examined how muscles respond to weight training when people eat different types of pork afterward. Researchers compared high-fat and lean ground pork burgers that contained the same amount of protein to see how each affected…
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This European treatment for joint pain just passed a major scientific test
A new randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial suggests that a single round of low-dose radiation therapy could offer a safe and effective alternative for people suffering from painful knee osteoarthritis.
Participants with mild to moderate…
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CVS Health Completes Purchase Of Rite Aids, Adds 9 Million Customers
CVS Health has completed the acquisition of 63 Rite Aid stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and prescription files across 15 states that served more than 9 million customers, the drugstore chain said Wednesday. In this photo is a newly…
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