A first: Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation
For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years.
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In U.S. first, scientists edit genes of human embryos
For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
Painful words: How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic
Doctors had been wary of opioids, fearing patients would get hooked. Reassured by the letter, which called this "rare" in those with no history of addiction, they pulled out their...
Largest, most rigorous test to date confirms CBD oil helps some kids with epilepsy
A new, rigorous medical study found that cannabidiol or CBD oil, a form of medical marijuana, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy.
A “sci-fi” cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds
It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with...