Humans

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  1. Health & Medicine

    The first face transplant to include an eye shows no rejection a year later

    A man who received a partial face transplant that included an eye can’t see out of the eye, but there is blood flow to it.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, some of plastic’s toxic hazards were exposed

    Worker exposure to vinyl chloride became tightly regulated after the chemical was linked with liver cancer. Now, its use may be on the chopping block.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    A new drug shows promise for hot flashes due to menopause

    Two clinical trials found that the nonhormonal drug elinzanetant eased hot flashes and improved sleep, two common menopause symptoms.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    A next-gen pain drug shows promise, but chronic sufferers need more options

    A new painkiller nearing approval called suzetrigine may prove to be an opioid alternative. But for many with chronic pain, treatment must go beyond pills.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    What is ‘Stage 0’ breast cancer and how is it treated?

    Actress Danielle Fishel's diagnosis has raised awareness of a condition that affects about 50,000 U.S. women annually.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    People with food and other allergies have a new way to treat severe reactions

    A new epinephrine nasal spray gives people a needle-free way to treat severe allergic reactions to food, insect venom and drugs.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases

    Extreme Climate Update looks at the perfect storm climate change is creating for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, like dengue and West Nile.

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  8. Microbes

    More than 100 bacteria species can flourish in microwave ovens

    Swabs of 30 microwave ovens in different settings identified over 100 bacterial species, some of which could be pathogenic or cause food-borne disease.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, antibiotic resistant bacteria became a problem outside hospitals

    Infections from drug-resistant bacteria have skyrocketed over the last 50 years. Now, new technologies could help doctors save lives.

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