Tag: the-advent
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The decades-long quest to cure cancer
US President Barack Obama's announcement of a “moonshot” bid to cure cancer, continues a centuries-long quest to defeat a disease which kills over eight million people every year. There are more than 100 types of cancer, each with its own diagnosis and treatment. Surgery became common only in the 19th century with the advent of…
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Patients urged to get revaccinated after refrigeration issue
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire hospital that discovered its vaccines were stored at inconsistent temperatures is asking more than 800 children to get revaccinated.