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Just two jabs reverses diabetes even in people who have had the Type 1 form for decades.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A provocative new study says viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer's.

A new strain of bird flu has killed one-third of infected people. Instances of person-to-person spread are extremely rare so far, but the CDC warned it will likely spread to other countries if travelers come into contact with poultry carrying the infection in China. The United Nations’ Food and

A deadly strain of bird flu was detected in Chinese poultry, which is capable of starting a worldwide influenza pandemic.The existence of the disease was first drawn to the public's attention by Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, deputy chief medical officer

A NEW strain of deadly bird flu which kills 38 per cent of those infected and could spark a global pandemic has been identified in China. Scientists around the world believe the new pathogen, dubbed "Disease X", could be as lethal as 1918 Spanish

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A salmonella outbreak that affected 73 people in 31 states has been linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

A Cherokee Nation hospital in Oklahoma is testing more than 180 patients for HIV and hepatitis after allegations that a nurse reused syringes to administer medications.

The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers remains high across the United States. Private insurers had the highest denial rates, with 52.4 percent of patients denied coverage, whi

African-Americans are still much more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white Americans. A new article on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American community shows that despite recent drops in HIV diagnoses across every population in the US, there

What's the latest update on the investigations regarding the multistate E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce? Authorities are still struggling to find the main source of the contamination.

(Reuters) - Four more people died from an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, bringing the total toll to five.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday major pharmaceutical companies will announce voluntary cuts in drug prices in two weeks.

Under the measure, people with life-threatening conditions who have exhausted their treatment options would be able to try remedies not yet in pharmacies.

5G requires the installation of new equipment across the U.S. and critics say it could put those nearby the towers

A new Ebola outbreak is on the radar in the Congo and just over a week ago had reached a city of more than a million people . Well, things likely got a whole lot worse over the weekend when family mem

The maker of a birth-control pill issued a nationwide recall in the United States on Tuesday over concerns that misplaced capsules in sample packs could cause unintended pregnancy.

The White House says President Donald Trump intends to sign legislation next week to help people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments

New research raises important questions as to whether drugs known as anticholinergics may be linked to dementia.

BI PRIME: Researchers at Pfizer are shifting their attention toward combining immune system-acting drugs with targeted therapies that act on genetic mutations in cancer patients to see if more people respond.