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Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.

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MAY 19, 2025

MONDAY, May 19, 2025 Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to people with serious bladder problems.The surgery was done earlier this month by two doctors from the University of C.

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Doctors could soon use facial temperature for early diagnosis of metabolic diseases

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JULY 2, 2024

With further research, doctors could one day use this simple and non-invasive approach for early detection of diseases. These temperature differences are not easily perceptible by one's own touch but can instead be identified using specific AI-derived spatial temperature patterns that require a thermal camera and a data-trained model.

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ChatGPT Equals Doctors in Diagnosing Emergency Department Patients

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

18, 2023 -- Emergency medicine doctors someday might rely on consultation from artificial intelligence (AI) programs like ChatGPT to help them quickly and accurately diagnose patients’ ailments. MONDAY, Sept. A new study found that ChatGPT.

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Can AI Boost Accuracy of Doctors' Diagnoses?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 -- AI can’t yet help doctors improve their ability to diagnose complex conditions, a sobering new study has found.Doctors had about the same diagnostic accuracy whether or not they were using ChatGPT Plus, according to results. FRIDAY, Nov.

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Doctor-Patient Connection: The Eyes Have It

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JULY 30, 2024

TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 -- Doctors might be authority figures, but a new review suggests hospital patients feel more comfortable when their physician comes across as less imposing.Getting to a patient’s eye level while talking about their diagnosis o.

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Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

24, 2024 -- Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle in their old neighborhood and care for the less fortunate, researchers report.The new findings, which also showed these doctors were more likely to. TUESDAY, Sept.

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Most Americans Don't Know That Family Doctors Can Prescribe Anti-Opioid Meds

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JULY 2, 2024

TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 -- Most people addicted to opioids and their loved ones are unaware that their primary care doctor can prescribe a medication to treat the disorder, a new nationwide survey reveals."We've We've made great strides in making it easier.

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Blood Test 91% Accurate at Predicting Alzheimer's, Outperforming Doctors

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JULY 29, 2024

MONDAY, July 29, 2024 -- A new test gauging levels of key proteins in the blood was far more accurate than doctor assessments in spotting Alzheimer's disease in people with early-stage illness.The test, called APS2 (the amyloid probability score.

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Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

31, 2024 -- Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. THURSDAY, Oct. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty rash that can take months to bring under control.Despite the name, ringworm isn't any kind of.

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Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain

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AUGUST 29, 2023

29, 2023 -- Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world's first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons. TUESDAY, Aug. The woman, who had been experiencing worsening symptoms.

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Folks With Chronic Pain & Their Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

4, 2024 -- If you're in chronic pain and believe medical marijuana to be the solution, there's a good chance your doctor might not agree. FRIDAY, Oct. In a new survey of people living in states where medical cannabis is legal, 71% of people with.

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While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

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JANUARY 22, 2025

A new national survey found that while many Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor.

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Texas AG Sues Dallas Doctor Over Transgender Care for Minors

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 -- A Dallas doctor has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly providing transgender care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.In FRIDAY, Oct. the lawsuit filed Thursday, Paxton claimed that Dr. May Chi.

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Most New Doctors Have Faced Sexual Harassment, Study Shows

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MARCH 25, 2024

MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- The #MeToo movement has done little to blunt sexual harassment among health care professionals, a pair of new studies report.More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on.

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Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

12, 2023 -- Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings -- and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests. TUESDAY, Sept. The study, by the American Cancer Society, focused on a nationwide sample of more.

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Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant

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MARCH 3, 2025

MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 -- In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the worlds first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three young girls across North Carolina.The procedure b.

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3 Years of Med School Might Be Enough to Produce Quality Doctors

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 -- It’s typically thought that medical school requires four years of study after graduating college.But doctors might be able to shave a year off their medical education and still do a great job treating patients, a new study. TUESDAY, Oct.

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AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study

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MAY 2, 2024

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 -- Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows.OpenAI’s ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions.

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Telling Your Doctor About a Health Issue Doesn't Mean It Enters Medical Record

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

14, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Don't think your doctor is always taking your health concerns seriously? THURSDAY, Nov. You might be right.New research reveals that primary care physicians frequently won’t write down health issues raised by patients i.

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Doctors Are Excited, Concerned About AI's Role in Medicine: Poll

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

15, 2023 -- American physicians have mixed feelings on the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) into mainstream medical practice, a new survey shows.The survey of nearly 1,100 doctors, conducted by the American Medical Association. FRIDAY, Dec.

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Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

17, 2023 -- Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about. SUNDAY, Sept. This interference could have serious health.

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Doctor 'Alert' Warnings Helped One Health System Reduce Unnecessary Tests

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

12, 2024 -- The doctor tapped at his computer, ordering a routine prostate exam for an 80-year-old man, when a dramatic yellow alert popped up on the patient’s electronic health record.“You MONDAY, Feb. You are ordering a test that no guideline.

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Chat GPT Can Produce Medical Records Ten Times Faster Than Doctors

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MARCH 29, 2024

FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- Artificial intelligence programs could be an effective way to relieve the paperwork burden that keeps doctors from seeing more patients, a new study finds.The AI program Chat GPT can write administrative medical notes up.

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It's as Safe to Get Your Rx From a Nurse Practitioner as From a Doctor

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

24, 2023 -- Nurse practitioners are just as good as primary care doctors at avoiding potentially harmful prescriptions for older patients -- but both need to do better, a large, new study suggests. TUESDAY, Oct. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are.

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Doctor's Group Pulls Paper on 'Excited Delirium,' Often Cited in Cases Involving Excessive Force by Police

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

13, 2023 -- A paper that has been used in court cases to justify excessive police force was withdrawn Thursday by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a prominent doctor’s group. FRIDAY, Oct. The paper, published in 2009, was on a.

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Doctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

18, 2023 -- It's an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds. MONDAY, Sept. While they may discuss a variety of health risks, firearm safety.

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Doctors Used See-Through Plastic 'Window' to Monitor Injured Man's Brain

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MAY 30, 2024

THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 -- California skateboarder Jared Hager has become the first person to receive a transparent skull replacement, which allows doctors to better view the function of his brain. The window has allowed doctors to both monitor his.

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Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose 'Unsafe' State Bans

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

doctors specializing in the care of transgender kids finds they're alarmed by pressure to limit patient care, threats to personal and patient safety, and the possibility of legal action. TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 -- A new survey of U.S.

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Fattening Doctors To Promote Weight Loss Drugs

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JULY 20, 2023

In order to promote its weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Novo Nordisk bought doctors almost a half a million meals in 2022.

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AI-Written Doctor's Notes? Patients Don't Mind, Study Says

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MARCH 14, 2025

FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 -- Patients generally dont mind getting AI-written notes from their doctors office, unless they know the note came from a computer program, a new study says.Patients shown messages written by either AI, otherwise known as ar.

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Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors

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APRIL 18, 2025

A research team conducted a meta-analysis of the diagnostic capabilities of generative AI in the field of medicine using 83 research papers.

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An 'AI' Doctor Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions

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JUNE 7, 2023

WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 -- New York University doctors and hospital executives are using an artificial intelligence (AI) computer program to predict whether a newly discharged patient will soon fall sick enough to be readmitted. The AI program.

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Doctors May Have New Weapon Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria

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AUGUST 5, 2024

MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- A new antimicrobial compound can effectively clear “flesh-eating” bacterial infections in mice, a new study shows.The compound could be the first in an entirely new class of antibiotics, which could prove inv.

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Female Doctors Face Higher Risk for Suicide

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AUGUST 22, 2024

22, 2024 -- Suicide rates among female doctors are significantly higher than those of the general population, a new study finds.Female doctors have a 76% higher suicide risk than average folks, researchers found.Male doctors had. THURSDAY, Aug.

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Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

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MARCH 12, 2024

TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 — Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows.They're also more likely to wind up back.

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Doctors Still Beat AI in Offering Accurate Medical Advice: Study

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APRIL 4, 2024

After pitting the latest AI against actual human physicians, the doctors easily won, reports a team led by Dr. Andrei. WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 -- It might be too soon to rely solely on machine learning for health advice, a new study finds.

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Opioids Tough To Prescribe For Legitimate Patients, Doctors Say

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APRIL 24, 2025

THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 Patients who legitimately need opioid painkillers are finding it more difficult to get the meds they need, due to guardrails established in response to the U.S. opioid crisis, a new study says.Doctors who treat patients i.

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Blood Test Might Alert Doctors to Problem Drinking

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 -- Have you been boozing more often than usual? A new blood test might be able to tell if you’re damaging your liver from too many beers, margaritas or belts of scotch, researchers report. A blood-borne byproduct of.

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Doctors May Have Tried to Treat Cancer in Ancient Egypt

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MAY 29, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 -- A 4,000-year-old skull provides evidence that ancient Egyptians might have tried to treat cancer, a new study claims.Microscopic observation of the skull revealed 30 or so lesions scattered across its surface that are.

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Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Therapy dogs can help boost the spirits of health care workers in the same way they brighten the moods of hospital patients, a new study shows. The furry, four-legged friends reduced emotional exhaustion and job stress.

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After surprise trial failure, ALS doctors brace for one less treatment option

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MARCH 12, 2024

Physicians are preparing for tough conversations with patients on Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ drug, Relyvrio, while holding out hope it still may help some with the disease.

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Doctors Perform Larynx Transplant in Cancer Patient

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JULY 10, 2024

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 -- For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice.Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer.As a result, he was robbed of his voice.

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Doctors More Likely to Order 'Opioids Only' for Black Patients After Surgery

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 -- After Black patients undergo a surgery, they are much more likely than their white peers to receive only an opioid for post-op pain relief, rather than a more nuanced combo of analgesics, a new study finds.So-called.

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Can Doctors Estimate Life Expectancy After a Dementia Diagnosis?

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JANUARY 10, 2025

FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 -- The clock is running for people whove been diagnosed with dementia, but the time they have left depends on their age.Average life expectancy for people with dementia is largely based on their age at diagnosis, researchers f.

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Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.

Doctors could soon use facial temperature for early diagnosis of metabolic diseases

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ChatGPT Equals Doctors in Diagnosing Emergency Department Patients

Can AI Boost Accuracy of Doctors' Diagnoses?

Doctor-Patient Connection: The Eyes Have It

Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Most Americans Don't Know That Family Doctors Can Prescribe Anti-Opioid Meds

Blood Test 91% Accurate at Predicting Alzheimer's, Outperforming Doctors

Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash

Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain

Folks With Chronic Pain & Their Doctors Often Differ on Medical Marijuana

While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

Texas AG Sues Dallas Doctor Over Transgender Care for Minors

Most New Doctors Have Faced Sexual Harassment, Study Shows

Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant

3 Years of Med School Might Be Enough to Produce Quality Doctors

AI Won't Replace ER Doctors Anytime Soon: Study

Telling Your Doctor About a Health Issue Doesn't Mean It Enters Medical Record

Doctors Are Excited, Concerned About AI's Role in Medicine: Poll

Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor

Doctor 'Alert' Warnings Helped One Health System Reduce Unnecessary Tests

Chat GPT Can Produce Medical Records Ten Times Faster Than Doctors

It's as Safe to Get Your Rx From a Nurse Practitioner as From a Doctor

Doctor's Group Pulls Paper on 'Excited Delirium,' Often Cited in Cases Involving Excessive Force by Police

Doctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home

Doctors Used See-Through Plastic 'Window' to Monitor Injured Man's Brain

Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose 'Unsafe' State Bans

Fattening Doctors To Promote Weight Loss Drugs

AI-Written Doctor's Notes? Patients Don't Mind, Study Says

Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors

An 'AI' Doctor Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions

Doctors May Have New Weapon Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Female Doctors Face Higher Risk for Suicide

Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

Doctors Still Beat AI in Offering Accurate Medical Advice: Study

Opioids Tough To Prescribe For Legitimate Patients, Doctors Say

Blood Test Might Alert Doctors to Problem Drinking

Doctors May Have Tried to Treat Cancer in Ancient Egypt

Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too

After surprise trial failure, ALS doctors brace for one less treatment option

Doctors Perform Larynx Transplant in Cancer Patient

Doctors More Likely to Order 'Opioids Only' for Black Patients After Surgery

Can Doctors Estimate Life Expectancy After a Dementia Diagnosis?

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