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Bionic Hands Partially Restore Users’ Sense of Touch

The hand’s sensors communicate directly with the wearer’s nerves

CDC director Tom Frieden during a press conference last week announcing Duncan's diagnosis with Ebola.

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Thomas Duncan, Dallas’ Ebola Patient, Has Died

The total cost of fighting Ebola could push $32 billion

DUBS Acoustic Filters have a fit and finish that help them resemble high-end earphones more than conventional earplugs.

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Building a Better Earplug

Using a series of acoustic filters, DUBS lower the intensity of sounds without muddying them

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For the First Time Ever, a Woman With a Transplanted Uterus Gave Birth to a Baby

Two more women with transplanted uteruses are due to give birth in the next couple of weeks, too

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Each Day, 50 Percent of America Eats a Sandwich

About 20 percent of our daily sodium intake is delivered between two slices of bread

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Some Surgery Is No Better Than Sham “Placebo” Surgery

The placebo effect isn’t just for pills

More and more people are dealing with routine health ailments through video calls.

Need a Quick Diagnosis? A Prescription for What Ails You? The Doctor Will Video Chat With You Now

One of the hottest trends in health care is telemedicine networks of doctors who diagnose ailments over the phone

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What Actually Happens to People Who Are Hit by Lightning?

A lifetime of chronic health issues

As many as 240,000 children were infected with HIV last year.

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A Second Baby Thought Cured of HIV Relapsed When Taken Off Antiviral Drugs

Antiretroviral drugs can control, but not cure, HIV in children

"Today we can use light to create an artificial sun on Earth, if only for a split-second," writes Steven Johnson. Here, Vaughn Draggoo examines a test site for light-induced nuclear fusion at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California.

The World Is What It Is Today Because of These Six Innovations

In a new book, Steven Johnson describes the many technologies that glass, refrigeration and other fundamental inventions have made possible

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Ten Percent of Americans Drink Half the Booze

America has a lot of moderate drinkers, and a few really heavy ones

Medical staff take a blood sample from a suspected Ebola patient at the government hospital in Kenema, July 10, 2014

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There’s a Black Market in Africa for Ebola Survivors’ Blood

Using survivors’ blood is an unproven treatment option

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Artificial Sweeteners May Be Screwing Up How Your Body Handles Sugar

By affecting gut microbes, artificial sweeteners may be messing with your metabolism

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The US Is Trying to Expedite Sunscreen Innovation

Sunscreen is currently subject to an approval process similar to that of new pharmaceuticals

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Why It Makes Sense to Send the US Military to Fight Ebola in Africa

The military may have capabilities others do not

Blood-sucking kissing bugs carry the parasite that causes Chagas disease, a malady that plagues some 9 million people in Latin America.

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A Blood-Sucking Foe Lurks in Central American Caves

Kissing bugs, which can spread Chagas disease, turned up positive for human blood meals in caves in Guatemala and Belize

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Half As Many Small Children Died Last Year As Did in 1990

The global mortality rate for children under five is continuing to drop

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Schizophrenia Might Actually Be Eight Different Disorders

The finding could help researchers devise more effective treatments that are tailored for individual patients

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A 24-Year-Old Woman Just Discovered She’s Had a Hole in Her Brain Her Entire Life

This rare care demonstrates just how incredibly adaptive the human brain is

IBM and Mayo Clinic are applying game-show champ Watson's smarts to matching patients with the best clinical trials.

IBM’s Watson Will Match Cancer Patients With Trials at Mayo Clinic

By pairing patients with trials in seconds, the supercomputer will help speed the pace of medical innovation

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