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59% of U.S. adults say the health care system discriminates at least “somewhat,” negatively affecting trust. About one in every eight adults (12%) say they have been discriminated against by a U.S. health care facility or office.

That Song Stuck in Your Head Is Good for Your Memory June 21, 2021 -- A catchy song that replays in your mind is called an earworm, and those pesky tunes can be hard to stop. But a song stuck in your head can play a crucial role in strengthening your memory, investigators have found.Scientists already know that music can stir up vivid memories for people, but they have yet to fully understand how this happens, or why.To learn more, Petr Janata, PhD, and Benjamin Kubit, PhD, both from the University of California, Davis, did a series

The designation can lead to discrimination and burden when gender identity does not align with that assigned at birth, a report concludes. The designation would still appear on live birth records.

Shelby Houlihan, one of America’s top runners, says eating a pork burrito probably caused a positive steroid test that resulted in her being banned from competing in the U.S. Olympic trials.

The incidents in Cuba are under investigation as public servants and some members of their families undergo medical care.

In 1979 WHO found itself with only one smallpox patient left in the world. And how I found him.

A Miami woman dies from dengue fever, highlighting the need for awareness of the potentially fatal mosquito-borne virus.

The state of Nebraska has won $20 million to create next-generation quantum technology that will improve the way we diagnose and treat diseases and transfer information securely.

New research shows that each city has its individual mix of tell-tale microbes.

George Church's decision to share his personal genetic information is stoking controversy in the scientific community.

With these wins, WebMD has collected more 11 Webby Awards in the past 10 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a Mississippi case with the potential to seriously weaken the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade.

The federal government is partnering with connectivity powerhouses like Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft to transform the way health information is shared.

Three-year strategic plan covers both changes needed at AMA and changes it would like to see in the health care system.

The move reverses a Trump-era policy and aligns with a June 2020 US Supreme Court decision that bars discrimination based on gender orientation or identity.

A woman from Mali gives birth to nine babies, which was two more than doctors has detected on ultrasounds while she was pregnant.

For the study, researchers analyzed data on more than 15,000 faculty in surgery departments across the United States between 2013 and 2019.

Three neonatal intensive care nurses and a family physician were in the right place -- on an airliner traveling to Hawaii -- at the right time -- when a woman unexpectedly delivered a baby prematurely on the flight.

Scentsational Soaps & Candles recalled the products after tests found methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde in some of its products, the company said in a statement on the FDA website.

The more gun laws a state has, the lower its suicide and murder rates, a new U.S. study finds.

If you're in a public restroom, you may not want to hang around too long, because lots of airborne pathogens are hanging around, too.

The percentage of U.S. doctors who are Black has barely risen in the past 120 years, and there's still a wide pay gap between white and Black physicians, a new study finds.

Administration May Force Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes April 20, 2021The Biden administration is considering two moves that would affect tobacco companies and American smokers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.First, the administration may require tobacco companies to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, the WSJ reported. Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, but it’s addictive and keeps people smoking.Second, the Food and Drug Administration must reply by April 29 to a citizens’ petition to ban menthol cigarettes. The FDA must reveal whether it plans to take such action itself, the WSJ

Blood pressure elevations in transgender males and some transgender females are seen before and soon after gender-affirming hormone therapy treatment.

The human/monkey chimeras -- organisms that contain cells from two or more species -- survived for up to 20 days in petri dishes, a team of Chinese and U.S. researchers reported.