The field of genetic sequencing has undergone a dramatic revolution over the past 20 years. In 2001 the first copy of the three billion base pairs that assemble the human genome was published. Since then, the price of genetic sequencing has dramatically declined, and sequencing of DNA fragments has become routine in biology and medical…
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The details regarding the validation of this new device are published in the latest issue of Scientific Reports. Multifocal lenses are used in cataract surgeries — to replace the crystalline when it has lost its transparency — or to correct for presbyopia. There are different lens designs in the market, and choosing one or another…
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New York, NY (February 7, 2019) — A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low- and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever before. The framework, described…
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IMAGE: An example of an operational MR LinAc which will be installed at GenesisCare in Oxford view more UK, 7 February 2019: Today GenesisCare and the University of Oxford’s Department of Oncology announce the launch of an exclusive 10-year partnership to enhance access to the latest technology in medicine to improve diagnosis, management, and treatment of…
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is suing to stop a Philadelphia group from opening what some public health experts and mayors consider the next front in fighting the opioid epidemic: a place where people who inject fentanyl and other illicit drugs can do so under medical supervision. The nonprofit group, Safehouse, was formed last year…
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On this week’s Modern Love podcast, the actress Debra Winger reprises her reading of “You May Want to Marry My Husband,” a moving essay written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal as she was dying from ovarian cancer. Ms. Rosenthal passed away 10 days after her essay was published. She was a memoirist, children’s book author and…
DetailsFast-food outlets are abundant and, while fast food has a reputation for being unhealthful, a growing number of the big chains are adding more nutritious options to their menus. Outlets that allow greater customization of orders tend to have lower calorie or more nutritious choices. However, there are healthful options on the menu of most…
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President Trump on Tuesday evening asked Congress to ban a type of abortion often referred to as “late-term abortion.” He said he wanted to protect “children who can feel pain in the mother’s womb.” He scorned New York’s recently passed Reproductive Health Act, saying that lawmakers had “cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation…
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Checking your weather app these days is about as fun as checking your credit score. But while you can’t do anything about the forecast, you can do something about how you face it. Consider the just released Polo 11 puffer jacket, for example, which actually creates warmth, thanks to a USB-chargeable internal heating element. It’s…
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BEIJING — Officials in Shanghai are investigating reports that a Chinese pharmaceutical company may have sold more than 12,000 units of a blood plasma product contaminated with H.I.V., potentially the latest in a series of scandals that have threatened to undermine public trust in China’s medical institutions and health care system. In a statement on…
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