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A new “cancer pen” promises to help surgeons immediately detect and completely remove cancerous tumor tissue....Read More

Researchers at RMIT University have created the first tool that can diagnose the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease even before there are symptoms....Read More

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awarding more than $28.6 million in funding to 44 states and Washington, D.C., to fight the opioid epidemic....Read More

Four California sheriff’s deputies were arrested last week on felony assault charges for allegedly abusing prisoners by throwing feces and urine on them....Read More

The rates of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia have dropped significantly over the last decade or so, a new study shows....Read More

President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. surgeon general, anesthesiologist and former Indiana state health commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams, will be sworn in today....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mylotarg, or gemtuzumab, for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myloid leukemia....Read More

Special antibacterial scrubs for nurses don’t fend off germs any better than traditional nursing garb, a new study finds....Read More

Young gymnasts, figure skaters and wrestlers who try to quickly shed pounds by fasting or restricting fluids may be endangering their health, pediatricians warn....Read More

By learning more about the immune system changes that occur during pregnancy, scientists hope they can someday predict if babies will be born prematurely....Read More