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Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon, Denton Cooley, dies at 96
Cooley, who also performed the first successful human heart transplant in the United States, founded the Texas Heart Institute and was one of the most celebrated heart surgeons in the world. The Texas native was also
Conflict of interest for NFL doctors to report to teams: Harvard study
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The doctors who patrol the sidelines of NFL games to assess whether injured players can safely return to the field should report to the league and players' union rather than
Surgeon general report: ‘Addiction is not a character flaw’
In what may be his last significant act as President Barack Obama's surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a report Thursday calling for a major cultural shift in the way Americans view drug and alcohol addiction.
Dental malpractice and its common causes
Blog submitted by Dane Levy Attorney of www.Dentalmal.com, a provider of legal services for those injured by dental malpractice in California Dental malpractice occurs when the dental treatment a person was offered is below the acceptable standard
Huge study finds a billion people suffer from high blood pressure
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with the burden of the condition shifting from
Exclusive: EU regulators seen clearing $25 billion Abbott, St Jude deal: source
A spokesman for the European Commission, which is due to decide on the deal by Nov. 23, declined to comment. Abbott, which also makes prescription drugs and diagnostics, had no immediate comment. St. Jude officials could
UPS air maintenance workers vote 98 percent to authorize strike
Air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the world's largest package delivery company as contract talks remained deadlocked over health-care benefits, the workers' union said on Monday.
Brain Implant Helps ‘Locked In’ ALS Patient Communicate
ALS results in loss of ability to communicate.
Dynavax says FDA rejects its hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected Dynavax Technologies Corp's marketing application for its hepatitis B vaccine, Heplisav-B, for the second time in three years, sending the company's shares tumbling 71 percent in premarket
J&J arthritis drug goes up against Humira, with mixed results
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said its experimental sirukumab treatment for rheumatoid arthritis showed mixed results against AbbVie Inc's top-selling Humira in a large trial. By one measure, patients with moderate to severe disease who took