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Health

Researchers Train Bacteria to Consume Tumors from the Inside Out
Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

Young Boy with Cancer Delivers 124 Gorgeous Easter Baskets to Kids in Hospitals After Fundraising $2,000
Lead Pollution Has Dropped 100-Fold in the U.S. Over the Last Century

Vancouver’s ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Stitches Together More Than Just Plushies, but Memories Too

Banana Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fighting Devastating Crop Disease
Florida police department deploys first-ever specially trained 'search and recovery' otter
Transcendental Meditation Found to Calm Genes Associated with Both Aging and Stress

Everyone’s Liver is Only 3 Years-old, Thus WWII Vet Becomes Oldest Organ Donor in US History at 100

Lawyer explains why everyone should do 'mandatory hospice volunteering' when they turn 18

Animals are Streaming into 400 Children’s Hospitals From San Diego Zoo’s Dedicated 24-hour Channel

New Drug Could Change Lives of Kids with Resistant Epilepsy, Patient Trials Concluded

Seniors Who Eat More Meat Are Less Likely to Develop Dementia Study Find

Tiny 28-Inch Pony Is Now thriving After Being so Sick He Couldn’t Stand

‘Call a Boomer’ Payphone Instantly Connects Youth with Seniors to Tackle Loneliness Across Generations

The ‘Miracle Berry’ Helps Chemo Patients Remove Metallic Taste So They Can Enjoy Food Again
The Armless Archer Wins Historic Gold at the Paralympics

43-year-long Study Found Coffee Was Associated with 18% Lower Risk of Dementia

Dialing ‘867-5309’ Will Now Connect You with a Professional Cancer Support Line Free of Charge

Significant Heart Disease Risk Can Be Detected from Routine Mammograms Using AI – Up to 70% Greater
Where fitness meets kindness: GoodGym is getting people moving and giving back

Gene from High Altitude Yak Protected and Repaired Myelin Sheath in Early MS Study

Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug Thanks to Helpful Bacteria

Doctor Adopts 4-yo Patient Who had No Family When he Arrived for Heart Surgery –And Found Homes for his 5 Siblings Too
Community Rallies to Save Poor Town’s Last Youth Center –And Succeeds with Government Grant
A.I. Could Help Doctors Spot Hard-to-Detect Signs of Breast Cancer During Routine Screenings, a Clinical Trial Suggests
That’s it for Health. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.
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