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A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming
“People can also get pretty dehydrated with these medications, because not only do you forget to eat but you also…
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Get Ready for 3D-Printed Organs and a Knife That ‘Smells’ Tumors
To doctors and nurses working 75 years ago, when the UK’s National Health Service was founded, a modern ward would…
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New Alzheimer’s Drugs Offer Subtle Benefits—With Real Risks
If the drugs don’t have net benefits for patients, these disparities in access might not matter much in the long…
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Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality
In a future when gene therapy can tweak a person’s genome precisely enough to cure them of severe disease, treating earlier…
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Having Their Fallopian Tubes Removed Will Spare a Large Number of Women from Ovarian Cancer
By the time someone has symptoms of ovarian cancer, it is usually in an advanced state. Treatment is extraordinarily difficult,…
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How Chronic Illness Patients Are ‘Hacking’ Their Wearables
In the months after giving birth to my son in March 2019, my Fitbit started recording some unusual heart rate…
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Your Dog Is a Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer
Jellybean continues to defy expectations. The 5-year-old Labrador retriever mix jumps up and down from her favorite spot on the…
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The Long Covid Mystery Has a New Suspect
Wheezing after getting on the treadmill. Gulping down air while doing chores. Breathlessness is one of the many scary and…
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The Secrets of Aging Are Hidden in Your Ovaries
The ovary is a time machine. It travels to the future, reaching old age ahead of the rest of the…
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Curbing fatty acid production in bacteria lowers antibiotic resistance
A drug combination can treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Pairing antibiotics with drugs that prevent bacteria from producing fatty acids…
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