FDA Okays Historic Blood Treatment for COVID; Clinical Trials to Use Antibodies From Recovered Patients
New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to pursue the treatment following its relative success in treating influenza and Ebola.
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CBD Reduces Cravings and Anxiety in People With Heroin Use Disorder, Says New Study
This new study shows that CBD oil could be an exceptional new tool for recovering drug users to kick opioid addiction for good.
First-of-Its-Kind Med School Makes History For Cherokee People
The new OSU College for Osteopathic Medicine in the Cherokee Nation will be the first tribally-affliated medical school in the country.
Sufferers Living With Severe Arthritis Could be Given Lasting Pain Relief Thanks to a New Technique
A new 'stunning' procedure offers lasting pain relief for patients suffering from moderate to severe arthritis in their hip and shoulder joints.
Physicist Uses a Cotton Candy Machine to Make Respirator Filters for N95 Masks Cheaper
A study published in PNAS demonstrates that N95-like face masks can be made by spinning plastic in a cotton candy machine.
FDA Approves America's First Prescription COVID-19 Home Testing Kit
The US FDA has approved a prescription-based COVID-19 home testing kit that generates results in just 30 minutes or less.
Top Technologies That Older Americans Have Tried For First Time-And Enjoyed-During the Pandemic
Thousands of seniors have discovered the unexpected benefits of technology since the start of the COVID-19 outbreaks.
Myanmar Eradicates Disease That Caused Blindness in 4% of Its People-The 12th Nation To Do So
The World Health Organization reports that in the country of Myanmar, trachoma as a public health problem has been eliminated.
Scientists Partially Restore Vision in Blind Man Using Emerging Technique and Genes from Light-Sensitive Algae
Retinitis pigmentosa is a common causes of blindness in young people but a new gene therapy using algae proteins could hold the cure.
New Hope as Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment Could Save Child With Extremely Rare Condition
12-year-old Reef Carneson has a rare cancer not seen in children, and a new treatment is giving hope to his family.
Scientists Develop Personalized Anti-Cancer Vaccine That Works in Mice
University of Florida researchers have successfully immunized mice against the aggressive melanoma cancer.
Landmark Malaria Vaccine is 77% Effective, Tackling One of World's Biggest Killers of Young Children
Phase 2 trials of a new malaria vaccine called R21, tested in Burkina Faso passed the WHO target for 75% efficacy for the first time.
Veterinarian Saves the Eye of a Tiger With an Operation That's Never Been Done on a Big Cat
Receiving surgery for a cornea ulcer, Ratna, a 17-year old Sumatran tiger living in England was the first ever to undergo this procedure.
Paralyzed Patient Can Now Write as Fast as Smartphone By 'Mindwriting' With Brain Signals
A paralyzed 65-year old is using Stanford's brain-computer-interface to type words by imagining his own handwriting.
New Hope For Babies Born Without Immune System as Gene Therapy Breakthrough Looks Like Cure
UCLA and St. Ormond Street Hospital have made a gene therapy breakthrough for children born with no immune system.
Unaware She Was Pregnant, Lucky Lady is on Same Flight As NeoNatal Crew When She Gives Birth Prematurely
Lavinia "Lavi" Mounga gave birth prematurely on a flight from Utah to Hawaii. Luckily, some nurses were onboard to help.
Uganda Joins African Nations Using Drones to Deliver Life Saving Medical Supplies to More Than 22 Million People
Tackling high HIV prevalence on the islands of Lake Victoria, Uganda health authorities are using medical drones to deliver.
Tick-Borne Infection Immune to Most Antibiotics May Be Blocked Using Special 'Nanobodies'
In cells and mice, tiny molecules stop tick-spread bacteria from hijacking cells, according to new research from Ohio State.
Wisdom and Loneliness May Be Shaped by Healthy Gut Microbes, Researchers Believe
Scientists find that wisdom and loneliness appear to influence, and/or be influenced by, microbial diversity of the gut.
Japanese Doctors Perform World's First Living Donor Lung Transplant on COVID-19 Patient
Doctor's at Kyoto University Hospital have performed the world's first living donor lung transplant on a COVID-19 patient.
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