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Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton named fellow of American Geriatrics Society
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Proxies less likely to use interventions when patients are close to death
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New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting
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Custom 3D-printed models help plastic surgeons plan and perform rhinoplasty
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Novel RNA-modifying tool corrects genetic diseases
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Mathematical model explains why metastasis can occur even when cancer is caught early
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Wayne State College of Nursing receives $2.6M HRSA grant to expand BSN training in Detroit
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Four skills key in establishing nurse-led cross-sector collaborations
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Data from online physician review sites may be skewed and misleading to consumers, new study finds
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Kessler Foundation partners with Motek to develop new rehabilitation treatments
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Young women at high genetic risk of breast cancer — plastic surgeons play key role in treatment
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Self-tuning brain implant could help treat patients with Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Image courtesy of Ken Probst/Starr lab Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson's disease symptoms for 25...
High-risk, undertreated mystery heart attacks occurring more commonly in women
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Agenda now available for the Structural Heart Disease Summit 2018
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Smoking, lack of exercise linked to early death after divorce
A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early...
Key molecule for flu infection identified
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