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‘New chance at life’: Man gets face, hands in rare surgery

The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last August, two years after being badly burned in a car crash.…

February 2, 2021

‘Simple is beautiful’: One-shot vaccine proves effective

Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some…

January 29, 2021

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FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shots

This image, provided by drugmaker ViiV Healthcare, shows a rendering of the packaging and vials containing its new HIV treatment,…

January 25, 2021

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COVID-19 pandemic may be driving rise in opioid deaths

Overdoses rose in 2020 as people faced heightened risk factors

January 21, 2021

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Another record decline reported in U.S. cancer death rate

This 1964 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a lung tissue specimen from a…

January 12, 2021

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COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines

In recent weeks, Britain, the U.S., France, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and others have begun vaccinating millions of their…

January 11, 2021

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Fauci: U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of…

January 8, 2021

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Explainer: Vaccine dosing debates add to public confusion

Nurse Kathe Olmstead, right, gives volunteer Melissa Harting, of Harpursville, N.Y., an injection in July of a possible COVID-19 vaccine,…

January 4, 2021

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The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19

When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what was causing its strange constellation of symptoms:…

December 23, 2020

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Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains

Police officers direct traffic at the entrance to the closed ferry terminal in Dover, England, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, after…

December 21, 2020

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U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

A nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health…

December 18, 2020

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U.S. experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?

A droplet falls from a syringe Tuesday after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at…

December 17, 2020

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What to know about COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.

will it be your turn?

December 14, 2020

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U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic

The Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant is shown in Portage, Mich., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The U.S. gave the…

December 11, 2020

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Mountain Hyperbarics to host presentation

Participants will about what hyperbaric oxygen therapy is, its history, what it is used for, different types of therapy and…

December 11, 2020

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Explainer: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in U.S.

A nurse prepares a syringe during a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health…

December 7, 2020

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Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

A functional magnetic resonance imaging scan on a computer screen at an Emory University lab in Atlanta. Using large magnets,…

December 7, 2020

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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

Blood samples from volunteers participating in the National Institutes of Health-funded Moderna COVID-19 vaccine third phase clinical trail wait to…

December 7, 2020

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As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

Cybercriminals ramp up efforts to steal data, disrupt services

December 7, 2020

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Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport on Nov. 25 in Salt Lake City, a day before Thanksgiving.…

December 4, 2020

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Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus vaccine

Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of…

November 30, 2020

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First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale

Equipment in a lab that analyzes blood samples at the company’s facility in the Center for Emerging Technologies in St.…

November 30, 2020

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Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, UN says

“I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan said at…

November 30, 2020

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Thanksgiving could make or break U.S. coronavirus response

A person wearing a face mask crosses Broad Street on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia. As governors and mayors grapple with…

November 24, 2020