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Study addresses use of teleneurology to improve access to outpatient care, other inequity issues
Accessing neurologic care often presents physical, geographical and financial challenges to patients, many of whom face chronic and disabling conditions. With a nationwide scarcity of…
Four main symptoms of head and neck cancer – surgeons advice
There are hundreds of types of cancer that can develop in the human body. Generally the symptoms will depend on where the disease is located.…
Identification of genetic drivers for esophageal cancer creates new opportunity for screening, treatment
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a highly lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of less than 20%. Although a precursor lesion to EAC, called Barrett’s…
Mum welcomes 'miracle' baby after three-year battle with blood cancer
A mum who beat the odds to have a child after a three-year battle with blood cancer has named her baby after the oncologist who…
Lab-on-a-chip technologies offer new ways to assess stored red blood cells
Reviewers’ Notes Ziya Isiksacan, PhD, a research fellow in the Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery (CEMS) is the lead author, and Osman Berk…
Researchers develop machine learning models that could improve suicide-risk prediction among children
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Study examines struggles of Haitian migrants self-managing diabetes on Dominican Republic sugar cane fields
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New Guide for Treating Vascular Birthmarks With Lasers
A new practice guideline is setting a standard for doctors who use lasers to treat cutaneous vascular anomalies. Poor treatment has been an issue in…
Q&A: The case of the missing Lyme vaccine
High summer is here, but many heading to forests and fields reach not for shorts and a T-shirt, but long sleeves, pants, and a shot…