Surgeons saved a 3-year-old’s penis after circumcision | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Pregnancy & BirthA new Indian case report describes how doctors reattached a toddler’s amputated penis after a barber-led ritual…
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Surgeons saved a 3-year-old’s penis after circumcision
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In Mumbai, more than 80% of people who die due to extreme rainfall live in slums
MUMBAI, INDIA – SEPTEMBER 4: People walk through a flooded street following heavy monsoon rains at LBS road Kurla, on September 4, 2019 in Mumbai, India. Heavy rain pounded Mumbai on Wednesday, bringing the city to a halt. Train services were…
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‘Vape! The Grease Parody’ Features The Humor And Harms Of E-Cigarettes
The off-Broadway musical discusses vaping in a satirical way but e-cigarettes can be harmful
Jeremy Daniel
When I first saw Grease on the big screen decades ago, little did I know that I would one day be watching an off-Broadway parody with vaping…
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See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025
In 2025, more than 3,800 research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation were terminated or frozen as part of the Trump administration’s effort to realign funding priorities.
Flu or cold? How to spot the differences
Flu or cold? How to spot the differences | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Health & Wellness/Health and Wellness Around the WorldFlu symptoms appear faster and stronger than a cold. A short guide for parents and adults: Identification, home…
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UnitedHealth Group Taps Former FDA Chief And Medicare Advisor To Board
UnitedHealth Group Tuesday named former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb, to its board of directors, the company announced Nov. 18, 2025. In this photo, Dr. Gottlieb, testifies during a House Energy and Commerce…
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Funding chaos may unravel decades of biomedical research
Megan Murray has been in limbo. The Harvard University epidemiologist and infectious diseases doctor has grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to fund ongoing research on tuberculosis. Over decades, her work has produced…
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I treat menopause and its symptoms, and hormone replacement therapy can help – here’s the science behind the FDA’s decision to remove warnings
For more than 20 years, hormone therapy for menopause has carried a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration describing the medication’s risk of serious harms – namely, cancer, cardiovascular disease and possibly dementia.
On…
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Americans are unprepared for the expensive and complex process of aging – a geriatrician explains how they can start planning
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in February 2025. Hackman had been living with Alzheimer’s and depended on Arakawa as his full-time caregiver.
Disturbingly, postmortem data suggests…
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Fixing Baby’s Rare Disease Heralds New Era
Dr. David Liu, pictured with former lab members Holly Rees (left) and Nicole Gaudelli, who led the development of the adenine base editor, the type of base editor that was used to treat baby KJ Muldoon.
© 2017 Casey Atkins
Earlier this year, the…
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