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Pregnant migrant woman transferred to Malta by helicopter

Monday, 24 August 2015, 10:28 Last update: about 12 years ago

A woman who is eight months pregnant was transferred to Malta by helicopter early this morning after she needed medical assistance soon after being rescued off a boat close to Libya, Italian media...

US medical researchers say fetal tissue remains essential

Saturday, 22 August 2015, 16:14 Last update: about 12 years ago

The furor on Capitol Hill over a leading U.S. pro-choice group has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for...

Location, extent of Carter's cancer will govern his options

Friday, 21 August 2015, 16:13 Last update: about 12 years ago

Surgery, drugs, radiation, comfort care. What's next for Jimmy Carter depends on how widely his cancer has spread and where, and how aggressively the 90-year-old former president wants to fight...

Strep's evolution may provide clues for developing a vaccine

Thursday, 20 August 2015, 16:11 Last update: about 12 years ago

The same bacteria that cause simple strep throat sometimes trigger bloodstream or even flesh-eating infections instead, and over the years, dangerous cases have increased. Now researchers have...

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