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Politics May 11
WATCH: Fauci warns senators of more death and economic damage if U.S. reopens too fastLeading health officials who have coordinated the American response to the coronavirus pandemic will face questions on Tuesday about safely reopening schools and workplaces from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Watch live here on Tuesday at…
Health Feb 27
U.S. reports worrisome new virus case in California after Trump urges calmThe person in California doesn't appear to have the usual risk factors of having traveled abroad or being exposed to another patient.
Health Jan 16
1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nationsMalaria is one of the world's deadliest and most stubborn diseases. Now babies in three African nations are getting the first vaccine for malaria in an unusual pilot program.
Health Dec 17
Proposed rules could shorten patient wait times for organ transplantsThe rules proposed Tuesday aim to ease an organ shortage so severe that more than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list — and about 20 die each day.
Politics Jul 10
WATCH: Trump to sign executive order on kidney care reformPresident Donald Trump is directing the government to revamp the nation's care for kidney disease, so that more people whose kidneys fail have a chance at early transplants and home dialysis — along with better prevention so patients don't get…
Health Sep 14
To prevent identity theft, government will issue new Medicare cardsWhile the first mailings of new cards begin next April, Congress has set an April 2019 deadline for all beneficiaries to have received one.
Health Aug 30
U.S. clears first ‘gene therapy’ for tough childhood leukemiaOpening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
Health Oct 27
Bid to speed transplants with hepatitis C-infected kidneysWASHINGTON — Some patients facing a years-long wait for a kidney transplant are jumping ahead in line thanks to a startling experiment: They're agreeing to an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
Health Sep 06
Doctors urge flu shots, not nasal spray, this yearWASHINGTON — Kids may get more of a sting from flu vaccination this fall: Doctors are gearing up to give shots only, because U.S. health officials say the easy-to-use nasal spray version of the vaccine isn't working as well as…
Health Feb 25
NIH taking first steps to huge precision medicine projectWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is moving ahead with a major project to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventive care to people's genes, environment and lifestyle.
