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The uterus transplant was carried out as part of a clinical trial in the neonatal unit at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas to study new infertility treatment options for women who don’t have a functioning uterus. It’s an irreversible condition, called uterine factor infertility, affecting…

CVS is expanding its range of health services to Aetna’s vast membership, with CVS’ storefronts becoming community medical hubs with primary-care, drug-management and other services. This may lower costs for consumers but we’ll see how it pans out. Also savings could materialize if it becomes a…

At least 15 women died and five were wounded in a stampede during a food distribution operation on Sunday morning in rural Morocco. It is unclear what led to the stampede. There was a big crowd, one woman started falling on the other and they died, the witness said. Omar Arbib, a Marrakesh member of…

Residents of Yemen are suffering a staggering humanitarian crises driven by a fierce civil war. Many Yemenis are starving as a direct result of the war, which has inflated food prices, leaving most unable to afford the supplies. Destroyed infrastructure has left many without clean drinking water and…

Alex M. Azar II, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has expressed concern about the soaring cost of prescription drugs for many consumers. Work on Medicare was a formative experience for Mr. Azar, and he cites the drug benefit- delivered entirely by…

The situation about the health insurance costs in Charlottesville is an extreme example of a pattern that can be seen in other places around the country. In this article, they wrote about how high priced health insurance affected people and what are the general thoughts about it. One thing that is…

Venezuela’s hyperinflation is jaw-dropping. Malaria cases soared to 240,000 in 2016, a 76% increase over 2015, according to a rare release in May of records from the health ministry. Deivis Perez, 14-year old boy, contracted a deadly bacterial infection called sepsis at a children’s hospital in…

As October 7, the CDC has received reports of 4,667 total mumps infections in 47 states and the District of Columbia for the year. The MMR vaccine is 88% effective when two doses have been given. In people who receive just one shot, the vaccine is less effective. The effectiveness of the vaccine…

Hepatitis A is a virus that damages the liver and causes it to swell. Many of the initial symptoms look like a stomach flu, but Hepatitis A can also cause the skin and the whites of your eyes to turn yellow, because the liver stops being able to filter out toxins in the blood. In the past 11 months,…

Although it goes against every emotional reaction a human being has to earthquakes, doing the drop, cover, hold on is the safest thing here. Running in a strong earthquake poses many hazards, and itself can cause a number of injuries, such as broken legs and ankle sprains. The general advice for…

People wait outside the emergency room at the medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 25. Puerto Rico is having difficult days due to the limited amount of power supplies left. Especially in hospitals without the air conditioning, operation rooms are getting unsafe. One suggestion…

The charred remains of the Flores' Santa Rosa home is shown in photograph from October 14, 2017. Michella Flores, was in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on the crowd, killing 58 and wounding hundreds. Days later, after returning home to Santa Rosa, California, she and her parents were forced to…