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Could the RSV surge be behind the amoxicillin shortage?
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A surge of viral infections in the U.S. might be contributing to an ongoing amoxicillin shortage, even though antibiotics don't kill viruses.
In a 1st, two people receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A clinical trial will test the viability of lab-grown blood cells for transfusions.
Will brain transplants ever be possible?
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
Brain transplants (or at least head transplants) might one day be possible, but medical science is nowhere near doing one safely.
Nevada boy dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection after swimming in Lake Mead
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A child died of a brain-eating amoeba infection in Nevada.
Is brain death reversible?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Brain death, also known as death by neurologic critera isn't just damage or a coma. It's irreversible.
Surge of 'flesh-eating' bacteria infections plagues Florida following Hurricane Ian
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Lee and Collier counties in Florida saw increases in flesh-eating bacterial infections after Hurricane Ian.
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to geneticist who sequenced Neanderthal genome
By Ben Turner published
Pääbo's work focused on extracting DNA from ancient pieces of bone
'Love hormone' oxytocin may help mend broken hearts (literally), lab study suggests
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Oxytocin may help regenerate heart tissue after injury.
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