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13 of the Biggest Health Breakthroughs in Israel in 2017
A compound that disables cancer cells, an artificial cornea, the world's first bone implant: 2017 saw major medical advances. We bring you the best By: Nicky...
50th Anniversary Celebration of First Heart Transplant in U.S. — Performed at Maimonides Medical Center
The first human heart transplant in the U.S. was performed 50 years ago this month at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pioneering cardiac surgeon...
More Teens Vaping as Smoking Declines; Pot Use Holds Steady
While fewer American teens are lighting up cigarettes, more of them are vaping instead, a new report shows. At the same time, marijuana use has held...
Another Gene Therapy Breakthrough Against Hemophilia
Coming just days after reports of a gene therapy that pushed the bleeding disorder hemophilia B into remission, new research suggests the same could be true...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Could Ease Alzheimer's Symptoms
Treatment has potential to improve behavioral and physical problems associated with the disease, Israeli researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study reveals that hyperbaric oxygen...
Ted Koppel's Fight to Make COPD Headline News
The doctor who diagnosed Grace Anne Koppel with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) didn't pull any punches. She should start getting her affairs in order, because...
Brain Researchers Study How We Generate Internal Experiences
Our mental life is rich with an enormous number of internal experiences. The diversity of these experiences is astonishing. We can vividly recall an episode from...
New Migraine Drugs Show Promise in Late-Stage Clinical Trials
Two new migraine drugs have shown promise in late-stage clinical trials. The drugs were designed specifically to target a pathway believed to be important in these...
Weizmann Institute Research Offer New Insights Into Autism
Odors that carry social cues seem to affect people on the autism spectrum differently, according to a new study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute in...
NY Mets Alum Edgardo Alfonzo Speaks on "Living With Prostate Cancer" at NYU Winthrop
Event Includes Free Prostrate Cancer Screenings, Experts' Review of Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment, and Edgardo Alfonzo Autograph Session NYU Winthrop Hospital announced that Edgardo Alfonzo,...
When You're Tired, Your Brain Actually Does Slow Down
New international research shows that sleep deprivation disrupts and slows normal neural activity in specific regions of the brain We all know that sleep deprivation can...
An Injection That Melts Fat Holds Out Promise for the Obese
The cost to treat obesity in the United States alone is expected to rise from $325 billion in 2014 to $555 billion per year by 2025...
Health Care Options for US Seniors Lags Behind Other Nations
It's often no fun getting old in America: A new report finds the availability of health care for U.S. seniors lags behind that of other affluent...
Smartphone App Listens to Your Voice for Lung Disease
Healthymize is the first product to monitor a COPD patient's voice automatically and consistently in the background of all phone conversations Should you be worried that...
Will This Year's Flu Shot be As Weak as Last Season's?
Lots of people came down with influenza last year despite getting a flu shot — and researchers can't promise this season's vaccine will be any more...
Not "Dead' Yet: Obamacare 2018 Sign-Up Has Begun
The Trump administration's repeated efforts to topple Obamacare have not thwarted the program's annual enrollment for health insurance. Starting Wednesday, consumers may renew their coverage or...