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How Genomics Are Guiding Lung Cancer Patients Into Clinical Trials 05/17/2018 08:00pm • Recent advancements in the treatment of lung cancer have significantly improved the length of time some patients are living. Where once lung cancer typically meant a life expectancy measured in just months, new targeted therapies are beginning to extend that timeline for some patients and offering Fatal drug overdoses and increased organ donations: What research has found 05/17/2018 03:58am • WASHINGTON — The loss of life from drug overdoses, particularly with the opioid crisis, may have contributed to an increase in organ donations, according to recently published medical research. Organ donation for transplantation from people who died from drug intoxication increased more than te Medical Missions to Gaza Reveal Collaboration Between Israelis, Palestinians 05/16/2018 08:00pm • HAIFA, Israel -- Working on just a few hours of sleep and relying on a generator to power their medical equipment, a surgical team worked to save the life of a man suffering complications from a liver transplant. It was an established but advanced procedure in the medical world, inserting a stent t Causes of Hearing Loss Beyond Loud Noise 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Loud and then not clearNo doubt noise is a significant contributor to hearing loss, especially in our increasingly urbanized world. "If you're in a Western developed country, there's noise everywhere. You walk out on the street ... in your home, it's ubiquitous," says Richard Salvi, founder and dire Why Using Instagram to Find a Plastic Surgeon Is Unreliable 05/16/2018 08:00pm • In the fall of 2017, a petite woman in her 30s asked Dr. Rady Rahban, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, for a breast lift and augmentation, up to a D-cup. Rahban told the woman her frame was too small for such an enhancement and suggested she consider enhancing to a C- 5 Reasons Your Job Is Bad for Your Health 05/16/2018 08:00pm • Hate your job? You're not alone. Long hours, stress and a bad manager are all contributing factors that play a role in how you feel about your job. Even worse, when your job begins to take a toll on you physically and mentally, it can actually be bad for your health. Great organizations know that t The Hunt: Pakistani doctor who helped track down bin Laden may be released 05/16/2018 07:35pm • WASHINGTON — As U.S. authorities hunted Osama bin Laden, Dr. Shakil Afridi helped track him down by participating in a fake hepatitis vaccine program. He was later sent to prison. On this week's edition of The Hunt, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Aizaz Chaudhry, responds to reports Novel stem cell therapy to be tested on local heart patients 05/16/2018 08:18am • WASHINGTON — If stem cell therapy does for humans what it can do for mice it will revolutionize the nature of treating heart failure. Clinical trials using a novel approach are being planned locally as a next step toward that goal. "It's huge," said Stephen Epstein, director of Translational an Am I Right for CrossFit? 05/15/2018 08:00pm • For those unfamiliar with the CrossFit brand, the crux of this fitness programming typically involves hourlong group strength and conditioning activities inside a CrossFit gym -- including high-intensity interval training, weightlifting, plyometrics and gymnastics, to name a few. A fitness movement How Can I Find the Best Orthopedic Surgeon? 05/15/2018 08:00pm • A dislocated shoulder from falling off your bike. A knee ligament torn during a pick-up basketball game. A hip worn down by years of osteoarthritis, or chronic back pain resulting from a work injury. These are just a few of the injuries and conditions that an orthopedic surgeon can help you with. A Parents: Give Your Teens the Tools They Need to Manage Their Own Health 05/15/2018 08:00pm • Thousands of seniors are about to complete their high school education and move on to the next phase of their lives. For their parents, this is bittersweet. It's a chance to allow your children to grow and mature as adults, but at the same time, you recognize that their time with you at home is limi 5 Ways to Start Improving Your Mental Health Today 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Given that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, it's a great time to consider small changes that can result in remarkable improvements in your mental health. Like basic needs, your mental health is essential to your life and how you achieve your goals. It's time we all started giving it the attenti 10 Summer College Application Tasks for Rising High School Seniors 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Make the Most of the Summer MonthsThe summer before senior year of high school is a great time for students to make progress on the college application process well in advance of fall and winter application deadlines, experts say."It just really makes it a less stressful, less overwhelming process w How to Write M.D.-Ph.D. Application Essays 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Pursuing an M.D.-Ph.D. degree, which combines the rigors of medical school with the difficulty of a doctoral thesis, is not a challenge to be taken lightly. Becoming a physician-scientist requires demanding training; people who pursue this profession must be prepared to both heal sick patients and Post-Joint Replacement Sex: a Guide to Getting It On Safely After Surgery 05/14/2018 08:00pm • Each year, well over a million total joint replacement surgeries are performed in the U.S. -- including over 700,000 knee and 300,000-plus hip replacements. Artificial joints made of metal and high-grade plastics are implanted to replace natural joints that have been damaged -- most often as a resu