Mummies of ancient children found to have deformed skulls. Common illness is to blame

Scans of ancient Egyptian mummified children revealed that many of them suffered from a common illness that caused physical deformities. Researchers used CT scans to peer inside 21 mummies and found one-third of them showed signs of anemia,

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Possibly contaminated Gerber infant formula sent to Alabama after recall

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Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy ...

The ban was initially put in place in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, but for years medical professionals and gay rights advocates have argued that the ban was no longer medically justifiable and that it unnecessarily discriminated against men who have sex with men.

New research documents 1.6 million excess deaths among Black Americans in past 20 years

New research documents 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans, compared with their white counterparts, over the last two decades.  A study published Tuesday in the Journal of the

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Narrowly Captures Support of FDA Advisors

FDA advisors narrowly supported accelerated approval for Sarepta Therapeutics' investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) on Friday. In a 8-to-6 vote, the agency's Cellular, Tissue,

Austin doctors who treated trans kids leaving Dell Children’s clinic after AG Paxton ...

Dell Children’s said in a statement Saturday that while its adolescent medicine clinic remains open, “the physicians who previously staffed the clinic will be departing.” Parents said they were told about the doctors’ departures just hours after Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity at Dell Children’s.

Cancer drugs among top 5 most affected by shortages in the US

The fact that we have this many chemo drugs in shortage is really concerning,” said Michael Ganio, senior director of pharmacy practice and quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Older women may need be better treatments for clogged arteries

Researchers say older women who have atherosclerosis, a clogging of the arteries, are at higher risk of a heart attack or other cardiovascular event than men in the same age group

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