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New Treatment for Stroke Recovery

Deep Brain Stimulation, a kind of brain pacemaker, is showing promise in restoring some abilities to those who have had debilitating strokes...
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Testing a Breast Cancer Vaccine

Triple Negative Breast Cancer is an extremely aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer, but Cleveland Clinic researchers are having some success in clinical trials with a vaccine that may be able to prevent cancer from developing...
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The Agony of Thumb Pain

Thumb arthritis can be debilitating and cause excruciating pain. But there are ways to treat it...
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What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children from Bullying

Tips from a child psychologist about how parents can help protect their children from the negative effects of bullying...
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New Rules on Taking Aspirin

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its guidance on aspirin use for prevention of heart disease and stroke. A cardiologist weighs in on the recommendations...
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Update on COVID Booster Shots

Federal authorities are recommending people 65 and older, or those with special considerations, get a Moderna booster shot. Anyone over 18 who took the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should also get a booster, according to the advisory committee. The Pfizer vaccine booster was already authorized by the FDA...
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New Procedure to Help Parkinson’s Patients

Deep Brain Stimulation involves implanting a pacemaker-like device into patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Doctors say it can change the course of the disease and be a game-changer in terms of helping people to live with this debilitating chronic condition...
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Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s

Gene Therapy offers great promise for slowing down the devastation associated with Parkinson’s Disease. But the therapy is not without risk—especially because of the way the therapy is delivered to the brain...
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