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A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.
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A new drug for pancreatic cancer gives some hope for one of the most dire types of cancer.
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Marketers sell all kinds of tests and supplements to fix your gut health. But is any of this actually worth spending money on?
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In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola. -
Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created. -
The U.S. plans to try to keep Ebola out by keeping citizens who were potentially exposed in Kenya. This has some in Kenya frustrated and others worried it will deter aid workers from helping.
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Infertility can take a profound toll on relationships, identity and overall well-being, often in ways that go unspoken. -
There are now more than 1,000 cases of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.
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A life insurance company wants to incentivize good health and longevity with lower rates and extra bonuses for people who adopt and maintain healthy habits.
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The American Cancer Society is changing its screening recommendations for colorectal cancer, suggesting adults begin screening at age 45 and adding blood-based tests as an option.
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The epicenter of the Ebola outbreak is in Mongbwalu, a poor gold-mining town of 130,000 people, in Ituri province, in eastern Congo.
