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Blood donors urgently needed to avert shortage amid outbreak

WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood as supplies dwindle …

Where you die can affect your chance of being an organ donor

WASHINGTON — If Roland Henry had died in a different part of the country, his organs might have been recovered. …

Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy

WASHINGTON  — A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to …

Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments saving lives

WASHINGTON — Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities …

Trump halts fetal tissue research by government scientists

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it is ending medical research by government scientists that uses human fetal tissue,. The …

Study suggests e-cigarette flavourings may pose heart risk

WASHINGTON — E-cigarettes aren’t considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavourings may …

Senior’s weakness for scams may be warning sign of dementia

WASHINGTON — Does an older friend or relative have a hard time hanging up on telemarketers? Or get excited about …

NASA twins study explores space, the final genetic frontier

WASHINGTON — From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year …

Using 1 germ to fight another when today’s antibiotics fail

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Bacteria lodged deep in Ella Balasa’s lungs were impervious to most antibiotics. At 26, gasping for …

Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging

WASHINGTON — Memory and thinking skills naturally slow with age but now scientists are peeking inside living brains to tell …

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