WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 06: Dr. Vinay Prasad currently directs the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Dr. Vinay Prasad, the…
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How does CAR-T cancer treatment work?
How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessA rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.CAR-T causes less collateral…
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Why Is My Doctor’s Appointment So Rushed? A Neurosurgeon Explains
This is a typical waiting room in a doctor’s office. Waiting time can be frustrating for both patients and doctors (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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The average physician now spends as…
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WHO Releases Infertility Guidelines As Global Fertility Rates Fall
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 12: Medical workers and IVF patients listen during a news conference on access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on June 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate will take up the…
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10 AI-Proof Healthcare Jobs For The Coming Age Of Automation
Discover 10 AI-proof healthcare careers that will remain secure as AI transforms helathcare, including roles that rely on human judgment and hands-on care.
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‘Black Religion in the Madhouse’ examines psychiatry and race post-Civil War
In 1875, Judy B., a Black woman, was admitted to St. Elizabeths, the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington D.C. Except for her initial diagnosis of chronic dementia, her medical file remained sparse until the early 1900s,…
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Sleep problems and depression can be a vicious cycle, especially during pregnancy − here’s why it’s important to get help
Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night’s sleep.
For the rest of the day, you feel groggy and…
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How to play dreidel on Hanukkah?
Every year for Hanukkah, Jewish people play dreidel, a game whose origins dates back to the time of the Maccabees.
While the sides of the dreidel may be unfamiliar to those who don’t know Hebrew, the rules are straightforward…
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EU seals pharma deal to speed access, cut drug costs
EU seals pharma deal to speed access, cut drug costs | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Health and Wellness Around the WorldThe agreement grants companies launching new medicines eight years of data protection for trial results…
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Contagious skin disease pauses navy cadet training
Contagious skin disease pauses navy cadet training | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & WellnessAround 40 Israeli Navy cadets have been infected with a contagious skin disease. All cadets have received medical treatment, and training has…
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