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A new medical school will offer free tuition to its first five classes in hopes of student debt as an obstacle to enrollment.

While millions of people with tattoos have MRIs every year without side effects, some adverse reactions have been reported, including a pulling sensation on tattooed skin because tattoo ink can contain pigments that are magnetic and interact with the MRI's strong magnetic fields.

The bacteria were found in 87 percent of patient sinks next to toilets, compared with about 22 percent of sinks near room entry doors.

Omadacycline, a revamped, "modernized" version of tetracycline, is aimed at people who get sick out in the real world -- not the seriously ill hospital patient whose infection may resist many other antibiotics.

William Brown died after debris from the exploding e-cigarette dissected his left carotid artery, according to the death certificate.

In more than 1,300 instances where cleansing was required, overall compliance was 15 percent, according to the report published online Jan. 28 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

Human activities, such as fire suppression, fertilizer use and climate change, are causing forest populations to shift from stands of trees that do not emit these gases to those that do, said study leader Jonathan Raff.

With over-the-counter hearing aids a year or more away from market, many patients are having to choose between really expensive and sort of expensive devices.

Among nearly 700 heart surgery patients studied, researchers found the tactic did seem to reduce blood transfusions. Patients who self-donated also had shorter hospital stays.

To stay safe in frigid weather, keep your head, face and nose covered, dress in layers to prevent heat loss, and wear sturdy, insulated boots with thick wool socks.

Despite promising results, it's unclear if the effects of treatment will last and it's likely to be at least three years before a genetic therapy for sickle cell disease is approved.

Fresh peaches, plums and nectarines sold in Walmart, Costco, Aldi and other stores in more than a dozen states have been recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria, the FDA announced.

Nathan Sutherland, 36, was a licensed practical nurse who looked after the woman. He was arrested on suspicion of one count of sexual assault and one count of vulnerable adult abuse, the Associated Press reported.

Beth Wilson says she finally saw herself represented in a store display.

Researchers used more than 470,300 adult chest X-rays to develop an AI system that could triage chest X-rays and bring those with critical and urgent findings to the top of the reporting pile.

Two doctors who provided care for an incapacitated woman who had a baby after being sexually assaulted are no longer looking after patients at the long-term care center in Phoenix.

Nighttime room entries dropped by 44 percent after researchers educated doctors and nurses on the health consequences of in-hospital sleep deprivation.

Some of the health effects tied to climate change are intuitive: More frequent, and more intense, heat waves raise the risk of heat-related illness, for example. Other health effects, though, are less obvious

Two of every five common diseases are at least partially influenced by a person's genetics, the largest U.S. study of twins ever conducted finds.

The harsh conditions of galactic travel don't trigger genetic changes in bacteria that make them more dangerous to people, scientists have discovered.

Health care professionals have always been concerned about the heightened risk of meningitis among college students living in close quarters together and sharing drinks and utensils.

After an investigation, a New Jersey outpatient surgery center is urging anyone treated there between Jan. 1 and Sept. 7, 2018, be tested for HIV and hepatitis B and C.

Brain-Eating Amoeba Tied to Tap Water in Neti Pot Dec. 10, 2018 -- The use of tap water in a nasal-flushing Neti pot likely led to a Seattle woman's death from a brain-eating amoeba, doctors write in a case study.Instead of using sterile water or saline, it's believed the 69-year-old woman used tap water she'd put in a filter-equipped pitcher, CBS News reported.The amoeba got into her upper nasal cavity and then into her bloodstream, eventually reaching her brain, according to the study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.This a rare case that serves as a

The app converts fingernail colors into quick readings of blood hemoglobin levels, according to researchers at Emory University in Atlanta. They said the technology could be used by anyone at any time, but its use right now is  limited to screening, not a formal diagnosis of anemia.

The therapy targets the genetic flaw that causes sickle cell. In a small group of patients, researchers said the therapy appears safe and effective enough to keep moving forward into larger trials.