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Texas woman says aquarium coral nearly killed her family

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How two hospitals harnessed EHRs and other tech tools to go from F to A on Leapfrog safety grades

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Male Brown Widow Spiders Prefer Cannibalistic Older Females for No Apparent Reason

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Baltimore launches Levels of Care initiative at 11 hospitals

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Dozens diagnosed with rare eye cancer in North Carolina, Alabama has doctors stumped

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Medical marijuana may help combat the opioid crisis. But there are better solutions.

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Music-based treatment may alleviate anxiety, depression in dementia patients

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Hospital Warns 2600 ER Patients to Test for Hepatitis C

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City upbringing, without pets, boosts vulnerability to mental illness

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Allergy Season Worsens Every Year Due To Weather Change: Here Are The Cities That Are Most Affected

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Palliative care saves money, study finds

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Veterinarians want you to know vaccines will not give your dog autism

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E. Coli Outbreak In Romaine Lettuce Underscores Need For Change And Technology

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Toxic airborne poison from aquarium coral nearly kills Texas family

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America's Air Isn't Getting Cleaner as Fast as It Used To

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Invasive, toxic caterpillars that can kill are about to invade parts of London

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Local Relay for Life events combine for Fight Cancer Fest at NYS Fairgrounds

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Southern Ocean Medical Center Drops To B In Non Profit's Ratings

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36 Auburn University Graduates Develop Rare Eye Cancer Years Apart

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Brainstorm Health: Fighting Pandemics, Obamacare Drama, Allergan Stock Slides

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FDA Identifies One Farm Where Some of the Romaine in E. coli O157:H7 HUS Outbreak Was Grown

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Gonorrhea hits 25-year high in Washtenaw County, health department says

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Fewer African-Americans admitted to ICU for heart failure receive cardiologist care

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Nursing schools are rejecting thousands of applicants — in the middle of a nursing shortage

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Music May Calm the Agitation of Alzheimer's

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Cancer scandal: HIQA investigation to look at quality assurance and communication with patients

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Prevalence of ASD estimated at 16.8 per 1000 for 8-year-olds

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Maine Doctors Suggest That Medical Marijuana Could Be Used To Help Fight Addiction To Opioids

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Opioid epidemic: Here's one more way it's costing hospitals millions

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Scientists Measure Radiation In Hiroshima Bombing Victim's Bones

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What does a colder spring mean for allergy season?

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Update on E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce

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Study to Explore Whether Cannabis Compound Eases Severe Symptoms of Autism

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'Who knew what and when?' - Vicky Phelan reacts to shock news that 17 women affected by smear test scandal have ...

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Baltimore to Rate Hospitals on Opioid Response

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Texas mom warning others after aquarium coral nearly kills her family

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The one memory Alzheimer's can't take away

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Doctors Amputate Indiana Woman's Leg After Flu Complications

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5 habits that could help you live 10 years longer

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CNN: Medical Cannabis Might Be the Answer – But Are They Asking the Right Question?

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E-Cigarette Use in Classrooms Booms as Teachers Blame Juul Vape

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Bill Gates Announces $12M Grand Challenge For Universal Influenza Vaccine Development

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Top 5 cities to avoid when dealing with seasonal allergies

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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Expands; Still No Source Identified

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Twelve women 'died in connection with cervical smear testing errors' - audit

Twelve women 'died in connection with cervical smear testing errors' - audit  Independent.ie Ireland's bravest woman faces deadly cancer battle she should not be fighting  IrishCentral A timeline of the CervicalCheck controversy... and what will happen next  thejournal.ie More than three-quarters of 208 women not told of delayed cervical cancer diagnosis  Irish TimesFull coverage

Music Could Benefit Alzheimer's Patients By Stimulating Their Brain, New Research Finds

Music Could Benefit Alzheimer's Patients By Stimulating Their Brain, New Research Finds  The Inquisitr Music Activates Regions of the Brain Spared by Alzheimer's Disease  Lab Manager Magazine Music for the soul! Songs can help activate Alzheimer-free regions of brain in patients  Economic TimesFull coverage

Accumulation Of Fats In The Brain Could Signal Early Signs Of Parkinson's

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Dark Chocolate Can Help With Stress and Inflammation

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Targeting chemotherapy with genetic testing benefits women with aggressive breast cancer

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Brown widow male spiders prefer sex with older females likely to eat them afterwards

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Former model Rebecca Zeni was eaten alive by scabies until her death at a nursing home in Georgia

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This is the worst US city for people with spring allergies

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Ethical dilemma: Is a heart ever not worth saving?

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Music for the soul! Songs can help activate Alzheimer-free regions of brain in patients

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