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US surgeons have transplanted a pig kidney into a patient

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston announced Thursday they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient.Massachusetts General Hospital said it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has...

Another dangerous amoeba has been linked to neti pots and nasal rinsing. Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, scientists have known people who use neti pots can become infected with a brain-eating amoeba if they use the wrong kind of water. On Wednesday, researchers...

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called...

Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Centers for Disease Control and...

Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers, CDC study says

NEW YORK (AP) — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health...

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