PORTLAND, Ore. – The youngest daughter of former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and his wife has died of…
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FDA approves Adapt Pharma’s nasal spray for opioid overdose treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever nasal spray emergency treatment for opioid overdose on Wednesday. The spray,…
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Wisconsin family checking off bucket list for baby with terminal illness
When Zailynn Mars was diagnosed with a rare, incurable condition at 3 months old, her family did not set out…
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Glowing terms often used for new cancer drugs in health news
Health news stories often use overly optimistic terms to describe new cancer drugs, according to a new study. “Each year…
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3-month-old South Dakota twins battling same type of cancer
Three-month-old Kenedi and Kendal Breyfogle share the same eye color, the same little noses, ears and mouths, and, in many…
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Boy, 13, builds Braille printer with Legos, starts company
In Silicon Valley, it’s never too early to become an entrepreneur. Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. The California eighth-grader has…
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Donors pledge record $7.5B for global vaccines program
BERLIN – Governments and private donors, among them the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have pledged a record $7.5 billion…
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Girl born with heart on wrong side of body prepares for 8th birthday
A Romanian girl who was born with her heart located on the wrong side of her body is preparing to…
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Hundreds help girl, 10, with rare condition celebrate birthday after none of her friends RSVP
When Jenny Moretter turned to Facebook after none of her daughter’s fourth-grade classmates RSVP’d to her 10th birthday party, she…
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Disease puts 3-year-old boy at risk of becoming ‘human mannequin’
A rare disease has left a young Australian boy at risk of being trapped in his own body, news.com.au reported.…
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