A first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial found that patients with pancreatic cancer didn’t live any longer than expected after receiving pre-operative chemotherapy from either of the two standard regimens, according to trial results published in JAMA Oncology. While the trial findings…
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Hand sanitizer is causing an epidemic of chemical burns to children’s eyes
All that hand sanitizer people have been slathering on since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to more than just dry hands and eye-watering smells: More and more children are showing up to hospitals with hand sanitizer in…
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Prince William Reveals If Princess Charlotte or Prince George Is ‘Cheekier’
Something in common! Prince William evaluated his children Prince George and Princess Charlotte’s sense of humor, and the results are pretty much exactly as expected. Duchess Kate and Prince William’s Quotes About Parenthood The Duke of Cambridge, 38, received a…
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A brain mechanism underlying ‘vision’ in the blind is revealed
Some people have lost their eyesight, but they continue to ‘see.’ This phenomenon, a kind of vivid visual hallucination, is named after the Swiss doctor Charles Bonnet, who described in 1769 how his completely blind grandfather experienced vivid, detailed visions…
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What is surgical smoke and what can be done about it?
If you’ve ever been in an operating room where tools are used to simultaneously cut and cauterize human flesh, you know what surgical smoke is. The heat generated by these surgical tools produces vapors made up of aerosolized chemicals and…
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Stopping the spread of COVID-19 misinformation is the best 2021 New Year’s resolution
As we begin a new year and head back (at least virtually) to work and school, we might be thinking about personal things we would like to improve. Some people resolve to exercise more, stick to a budget or cut…
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96-year-old is first Spaniard vaccinated for COVID-19
A 96-year-old living in a care home in central Spain became the first person in the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Sunday, in an event broadcast by national television. She felt “nothing” from the shot, Araceli Rosario Hidalgo…
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Brad Pitt Is Spending Christmas With Shiloh, Twins Amid Angelina Jolie Drama
Making spirits bright! Brad Pitt will be celebrating the holidays with three of his and estranged wife Angelina Jolie’s children, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. See Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Family Album The Once Upon a Time in…
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This Is Why Putting Your Elf On The Shelf In The Oven Is Always A Bad Idea
To all the Elf on the Shelf families out there, consider this a warning: Don’t put your elves in the oven. Ever. Parents from Overland Park, Kansas learned this lesson for us, according to Fox News. Chelsea Hightower told the…
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Risk of catching COVID-19 from family member you live with is 16.6%
Risk of catching coronavirus from a family member you live with is just 17% and only one in three people pass it on to their spouse, study finds Researchers analyzed 54 studies with more 77,000 participants reporting household secondary transmission of…
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