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First step to help preserved organs survive the deep freeze

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 4:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Deep-freezing donated organs might one day help improve the transplant supply but scientists must first figure out how to thaw the delicate tissue without it cracking. Now researchers are taking a first step toward that goal, using nanotechnology to create super heaters for preserved tissue....

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Trump idea to expand health care competition faces hurdles

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 4:00pm UTC

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Allowing insurers to market health care policies across state lines is one of President Donald Trumpamp;apos;s main ideas for bringing down costs....

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Old mold from penicillin discoverer auctioned for $14,617

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 2:00pm UTC

LONDON (AP) -- How much is an old, dried-out piece of mold worth? Apparently more than $14,600 if it was created by the doctor who discovered penicillin....

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50 nations seek to counter US ban on family planning funds

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 2:00pm UTC

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Some 50 countries have signed up to attend a family planning conference in Brussels aimed at making up the gap left by President Donald Trumpamp;apos;s ban on U.S. funding to groups linked to abortion, organizers said Wednesday....

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50 nations to meet over Trump ban on family planning funds

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 12:00pm UTC

BRUSSELS (AP) -- Organizers say some 50 countries have signed up to attend a family planning conference convened to see how nations can make up for a funding gap left by President Donald Trumpamp;apos;s ban on U.S. funding to organizations linked to legal abortion....

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UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 9:00am UTC

LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization says it has noticed mutations in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low....

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Facebook beefs up suicide prevention focused on live video

AP Health News - Fetched: March 1st, 2017, 9:00am UTC

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is beefing up its suicide prevention tools, including new options for people to report if someone might harm themselves while broadcasting on Facebook Live....

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