For most, the relentless snapping of camera shutters is an all-too-familiar sound associated with trips and vacations. When venturing to a new place, travelers everywhere are constantly on the search for that picture-perfect, Instagram worthy shot. Persevering through many takes,…
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A single injection reverses blindness in patient with rare genetic disorder
A Penn Medicine patient with a genetic form of childhood blindness gained vision, which lasted more than a year, after receiving a single injection of an experimental RNA therapy into the eye. The clinical trial was conducted by researchers at…
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Having a single personal doctor may sometimes lead to unnecessary tests
Patient care by a single primary care physician is associated with many health benefits, including increased treatment adherence and decreased hospital admissions and mortality risk. But can the relationship built between doctor and patient also lead to unnecessary care? A…
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Store fat or burn it? Targeting a single protein flips the switch
As obesity becomes a growing issue worldwide—nearly tripling over the last-half century—scientists are trying to gain a better understanding of the condition at the molecular level. Now, new research led by UC San Francisco scientists suggests that a single protein…
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Live Updates: US sets single day record with more than 3,000 new coronavirus deaths
Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is ‘very, very safe’ despite UK allergy warning: Dr. Marc Siegel Dr. Marc Siegel discusses coronavirus vaccine safety and distribution on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ The U.S. recorded more than 3,000 new coronavirus related deaths Wednesday, a single-day record,…
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Read this before buying a single thing from Goop
It’s hard to find a more polarizing brand than Goop. The women’s lifestyle and wellness site meets shop has as many fans as it does critics, and the launch of the brands Netflix documentary only made people’s perspectives more fiery…
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2 immunotherapies merged into single, more effective treatment
Some of the most promising advances in cancer treatment have centered on immunotherapies that rev up a patient’s immune system to attack cancer. But immunotherapies don’t work in all patients, and researchers have been searching for ways to increase their…
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Personalized device could support multiple COVID-19 patients from a single ventilator
As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus’ potential strain on the healthcare system. Among top concerns: whether the nation’s hospitals had enough ventilators to provide breathing support to critically ill patients…
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Coronavirus deaths leap 242 in a single day – the biggest rise ever
Coronavirus deaths leap 242 in a single day – the biggest rise ever – as total cases soar past 60,000 after China changes the way it diagnoses sufferers Hubei Health Commission announced 242 new recorded deaths in a single day …
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