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Hospital Ship Sits Off Puerto Rico, Mostly Empty
After Hurricane Maria, the USNS Comfort was sent to Puerto Rico, where the floating hospital has been idling offshore for almost two weeks. But CNN reports that only 30 or so of the ship's 250...
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Baby Born With Heart Outside Chest Is 'Beyond a Miracle'
Nine weeks into her pregnancy, Naomi Findlay was told "termination" was the only option. The fetus in her womb was growing a heart—but in a rare case of ectopia cordis, it was outside of the body, as...
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Woman's Tumor So Big It Needs Genetic Testing
It took five hours and more than 20 specialists, but a Connecticut woman is now free of 132 pounds—the weight of a 39-inch tumor on her left ovary. "I might expect to see a 25-pound ovarian tumor, but...
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Vaccine Offers Hope for Bread-Loving Celiac Sufferers
A vaccine in the works could vanquish the fear of bread among the 2 to 3 million Americans suffering from celiac disease. Entering its second phase of testing, immunotherapy Nexvax2 from ImmusanT Inc....
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A Win for Parents of Girl Who Reportedly Can't Move, Feel
The UK's high court has sided with the family of a 5-year-old girl with a severe brain injury over doctors who sought to remove her from life support. The parents of Tafida Raqeeb are "thrilled" with...
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UK OKs the First COVID Pill
Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the only pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't...
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Amazon Rolls Out Abortion-Travel Benefit
On the same day that a Supreme Court opinion was leaked, suggesting Roe v. Wade may be overturned , Amazon told staff that it would pay up to $4,000 in travel expenses annually for abortion and other...
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Over 3K Oregonians Want to Trip at Newly Legal Facility
Psilocybin tea, wind chimes, and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene, Oregon, to trip on magic mushrooms. For roughly six hours, adults over 21 can experience what many...
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It Feels 'Like Being Stabbed All Over.' A New Cure Is Closer
Sickle cell disease is a painful, debilitating, and possibly deadly inherited disorder that currently can only be remedied with a bone marrow transplant. Now, Boston's Vertex Pharmaceuticals hopes...
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