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One year after a severe flu season, medical personnel are giving it their best shot to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by giving a boost to vaccines....Read More

A new therapy technique doubled the rate of upper limb recovery in stroke patients compared with rehab alone, according to a study....Read More

Researchers have developed a spinal fluid test that can accurately identify most patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a clinical study....Read More

Regular use of aspirin could lead to longer survival times from cancer, according to a review of medical studies....Read More

The odds of surviving cardiac arrest could differ by as much as 56 percent depending on the emergency medical service delivering patients to the hospital....Read More

Nearly 25 percent of genetic variants associated with cancer that were listed as “uncertain significance” are subsequently reclassified, according to a new study....Read More

People who use certain over-the-counter herbal medicines and dietary supplements concurrently with prescription drugs could cause serious health risks....Read More

Prostate cancer patients may live longer if treated with a combination of surgical removal of the organ and radiation therapy, according to a study....Read More

Physicians may be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease sooner by focusing on the brain’s circulation system rather than only other biomarkers, according to a study....Read More

The common painkiller pregabalin, marketed as Lyrica, was ineffective at controlling chronic pain after traumatic nerve injury, according to a new study....Read More