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American Health Worker Flown to U.S. For Ebola Treatment
03/13/15 3:47 PM PST
On March 13th, an American Health worker was flown to the National Institutes for Health after testing positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone – marking the 11th person to be treated for the deadly virus on U.S. soil
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Liberia Releases Last Ebola Patient From Hospital
03/06/15 4:23 PM PST
On March 5th, Liberia released its last Ebola patient from a treatment center, and has reported no new cases in the last week
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Drug-Resistant Malaria Appears in Myanmar, Poses Global Threat
02/25/15 1:24 PM PST
A new strain of malaria that is resistant to Artemisinin has emerged near Myanmar's border with India
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Bill Gates: HIV Vaccine Could be Available by 2030
02/03/15 1:13 PM PST
Bill Gates is optimistic that a vaccine to prevent future cases of HIV, as well as new, more effective drugs to combat existing cases may be available in the next 15 years
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Scientists Successfully Unboil an Egg
01/29/15 1:32 PM PST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Flanders University in Australia have unfolded the proteins in a cooked egg, essentially sending it back to its pre-cooked state
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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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First Stem Cell Therapy Approved for Medical Use in EU
12/23/14 2:25 PM PST
The European Union approves the first advanced therapy to treat a limbal stem cell deficiency, a rare eye disorder that can lead to blindness
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Laughing Gas May Cure Symptoms of Clinical Depression
12/19/14 2:37 PM PST
In a study by the Washington University School of Medicine, participants suffering from clinical depression reported less symptoms when given a mix of oxygen and nitrous oxide – or laughing gas
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New Drug Could Potentially Cure Bladder Cancer
12/08/14 9:37 AM PST
A newly published study from Queen Mary University in London is being hailed as the biggest treatment research breakthrough for bladder cancer in 30 years
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Cuban Doctor Infected with Ebola En Route to Geneva for Treatment
11/20/14 10:27 AM PST
Felix Baez, the first Cuban doctor to contract Ebola in West Africa, is being evacuated from Sierra Leone to Switzerland to be treated
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Sierra Leone Ebola Health Workers Go on Strike
11/12/14 3:56 PM PST
At the Bandajuma clinic in southern Sierra Leone, around 400 workers have gone on strike, saying they have not been paid a 'hazard payment' since September
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Study Finds HPV Could be Treated with Mushroom Compound
11/06/14 10:29 AM PST
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School found that HPV could be treated with a Japanese mushroom extract compound.