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FDA approves more drugs, and faster, than Europe, study says

WASHINGTON –Contrary to some political claims, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more drugs, and two to three months …

A ‘sci fi’ cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds

WASHINGTON –It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for …

Are face transplants still research, or regular care?

Is replacing a severely disfigured person’s face with one from a dead donor ready to be called regular care, something …

Study: Vitamin B3 may help prevent certain skin cancers

For the first time, a large study suggests that a vitamin might modestly lower the risk of the most common …

New blood tests, liquid biopsies, may transform cancer care

A new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies …

Brain stents show big promise for certain stroke patients

Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can …

One dose, then surgery: A new way to test brain tumor drugs

Lori Simons took the bright orange pill at 3 a.m. Eight hours later, doctors sliced into her brain, looking for …

Heart group: e-cigarettes might help smokers quit

The American Heart Association’s first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. …

Another Ebola Problem: Finding its natural source

A scary problem lurks beyond the frenzied efforts to keep people from spreading Ebola: No one knows exactly where the …

Another faulty gene can raise breast cancer risk nearly as much as BRCA genes do, study finds

It’s long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more …

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