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Several physicians at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are working on novel methods for minimizing scarring in children. There's good reason for their efforts. Children with …

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Appendicitis is the most common reason for emergency general surgery. According to new research out of UT Southwestern Medical Center, it may be caused at …

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Listening to Mozart could help premature babies gain weight more quickly and go home from the hospital faster, suggests a study published in the January …

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In the 1997 Academy Award-nominated movie Face/Off, terrorist Nicholas Cage had his face surgically replaced with that of FBI agent and sworn enemy John Travolta. …

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There's interesting, and somewhat concerning, news this week about bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in some plastic bottles and canned goods. According to a …

Safety checklists help pilots navigate takeoffs and landings, keep military operations on track and prevent nuclear power plants from melting down. Now, checklists are moving …

Don't take that call just yet. Researchers in Turkey who tested the cellular phones of 200 doctors and nurses in hospital intensive care units and …

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In today's Well, Tara Parker-Pope references a handful of studies that in one way or another, come to the same conclusion: recess is good for …

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