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Kidney cancer accounts for 3 percent to 5 percent of all cancer cases. It is among the top 10 most common cancers. Kidney cancer may not cause any signs or symptoms in its early stages. It is often ...

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OnVagus has received approval to begin the first human trial of its noninvasive vagus nerve-stimulation device for ...

A retrospective cohort study of 559 injured children at a Level I trauma center finds that a combined model integrating the ...

Ebola is a severe disease that can be fatal. Learn how it spreads, symptoms to watch, treatment, vaccines and why early supportive care can improve survival.

An active and seemingly healthy woman who felt perfectly well was stunned to discover she had incurable cancer after undergoing a routine medical check for an insurance policy.

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Chronic liver disease is an increasingly prevalent and heterogeneous syndrome with important consequences for cardiovascular ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Liver fibrosis is a condition ...

A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. The test also allows ...