The Emotional Moment a Teacher Volunteers to Donate Her Kidney to Her Sick Student
A moving video shows the moment a Wisconsin teacher made the potentially life-changing announcement that she was going to donate a kidney to her student. Captured by the Oakfield Elementary School District, the video shows the moment first-grade ...>> view originalFirst Uterus Transplant in US Has Failed
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Medicare is going to test new ways to reimburse doctors for medications, in hopes they'll choose less expensive drugs. The plan would alter Medicare Part B, which pays for medicines administered in doctors offices or outpatient hospital clinics รข€” to eliminate incentives for doctors to use the most expensive drugs. The changes would have an outsize effect on cancer doctors and clinics. Medicare Part B shelled out about $7.8 billion on cancer drugs in 2014, or 42 percent of its total spending o..>> view originalNew Cataract Surgery for Infants Taps Into Regenerative Power of Stem Cells
Stem cells may be a key in finding the next treatment for cataracts, according to a new study. The condition, which is due to the eye's lens becoming less clear or cloudy, is the leading cause of blindness worldwide and cataract surgery is one of the ...>> view originalDiabetes Treatment May Affect Breast Density
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women with diabetes who take insulin appear to have a higher risk of dense breasts, a known risk factor for breast cancer, new research suggests. Women with diabetes who take insulin "have considerably increased breast density [compared to] women without diabetes," said study lead researcher Zorana Andersen. She's an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Southern Denmark in Esjberg. Conversely, ..>> view original
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