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No more hospital for ear tubes?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new method of inserting ear tubes into children, a potential game-changer for the more than half-million children who receive tubes in their ears annually. The new device, the Tubes Under Local Anesthesia system (Tula) allows doctors to place ear tubes using local anesthesia in their office, which

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Magic Mushrooms Pass Their First Clinical Safety Trial

Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, has taken a step towards becoming a licensed treatment for depression, with the completion of the psychedelic chemical’s first controlled clinical study. Psychiatrists at King’s College London on Wednesday released the results of their phase-1 clinical trial to assess the safety of psilocybin at the annual meeting

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The Downfall Of DNA Tests

“Genetics just got personal.” So boasted the website of 23andMe in 2008, just after launching its DNA testing service. As we entered this decade, a small cohort of companies — 23andMe, its Silicon Valley neighbor Navigenics, and Icelandic competitor deCODE Genetics — were selling a future of personalized medicine: Patients would hold the keys to

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Pneumonia Shot Side Effect Warning!

Many health experts have been urging older adults to not only get their annual flu shot but to also get a pneumonia shot to help prevent the onset of pneumococcal disease. In the United States, there are two vaccines used to prevent the onset of pneumococcal disease – PCV13 (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) and PPSV23 (pneumococcal