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Research

Researchers Tease Out Glitches In Immune System's Self-Recognition

FAST FACTS:· In order to distinguish self from other, the immune system processes proteins from inside and outside the body in different ways.· A new…
Trends & Times

Dallas Nurse Nina Pham, Now 'Ebola Free,' Discharged By NIH

Scott Neuman

The National Institutes of Health in Maryland announced that the 26-year-old who was infected while caring for a Liberian patient has no detectable virus in her blood.
Trends & Times

Missionaries Receive Experimental Ebola Serum

Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health discusses the serum given to two American missionaries infected with Ebola.
Community Rx (old)

Emergence Of Antibiotic Resistance, And What Can Be Done

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTSAntibiotic Resistance And Global Health"I think it's really quite a substantial threat. It's certainly getting worse. We have really…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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