NewsBeat SocialTag: medical
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Nurse Falls to Death from Helicopter During Rescue Mission
04/28/15 10:42 AM PST
A nurse working on a STARFlight helicopter fell to her death while hoisting up an injured woman in Austin, Texas
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Philippines Breaks Record for Largest Gathering of People Born in the Same Hospital
04/15/15 2:37 PM PST
The Philippines beats Hong Kong's 958-strong world record with a reunion of people born in the Medical City hospital
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Indian Teenager Trapped In Toddler-Sized Body
04/10/15 10:54 AM PST
19-year-old Girija Srinivas suffers from a condition called congenital agenesis of the bones
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Nevada Legislature Considers 'Pot for Pets' Measure
03/20/15 12:15 PM PST
This week, Nevada lawmakers considered a new measure that if passed would allow pet owners with ailing animals to give their pets medical marijuana with veterinary permission
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Senate Bill Introduced to Legalize Medical Marijuana
03/12/15 11:34 AM PST
A new bipartisan bill would effectively end the Federal war on medical marijuana
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3 Austrian Men Undergo Bionic Reconstruction, Receive New Hands
02/27/15 4:31 PM PST
Developed by the Medical University of Vienna, three Austrian men became the first to receive a bionic hand after amputation
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Hundreds of Inmates to be Relocated After Uprising at Texas Prison
02/23/15 5:20 PM PST
As many as 2,600 inmates from the Willacy County Correctional Center may be relocated following violent protests on February 20th, where inmates refused breakfast and set fire to three housing centers
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Police Find Suitcase Filled with Human Remains in San Francisco
01/29/15 4:21 PM PST
Reports of a suspicious suitcase in San Francisco's Mission District brought police to the scene, where they discovered mutilated human remains stuffed inside
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New Spinal Cord Implant Could Restore Movement in Paralyzed People
01/26/15 2:08 PM PST
A team of scientists created a flexible, soft implant that has allowed paralyzed test rats to walk again
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Transplant First: UK Newborn's Organs Donated
01/22/15 3:14 PM PST
In a first for the United Kingdom, a 6-day old girl's organs were successfully donated after she died
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World's First Contracting Human Muscle Grown in Lab
01/22/15 1:46 PM PST
Biomedical scientists at Duke University have successfully created lab-grown human muscle tissue from myogenic precursor cells that reacts to electrical stimuli
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New AIDS Vaccine Comes in Capsule Form
01/20/15 2:26 PM PST
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are testing a new AIDS vaccine that is ingested orally — but they still need volunteers