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Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there's new hope

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S.
Farmstand chic? Décor is awash in fruit and vegetable motifs

Farmstand chic? Décor is awash in fruit and vegetable motifs

Interior designer and stylist Jonny Carmack has a “fruit room” in his Danbury, Connecticut, home.
Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed

Alberta doctors association warns measles will rise, ramped-up health campaign needed

EDMONTON — As the number of measles cases in Alberta continues to rise, the organization representing its doctors says the government needs to ramp up public messaging and prevention.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal death penalty charge in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson .
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know

The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know

With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks , the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people worry about measles exposure

Transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people worry about measles exposure

TORONTO — Laurie Miller, a 59-year-old heart transplant patient exposed to measles in Stratford, Ont., says her story speaks to the risks people who are immunocompromised face during an outbreak.
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

British Columbia's premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to a cohort of people with serious brain injuries who are too deep in their addiction and mental-health crisis to ask for help.
Bolsonaro’s doctors say the health of Brazil former president has stabilized

Bolsonaro’s doctors say the health of Brazil former president has stabilized

SAO PAULO (AP) — The health condition of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is stable, his doctors said Friday, following reports of a decline the previous day .

Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are being put at risk.
Pope Francis' doctor says pontiff died 'without suffering, at home'

Pope Francis' doctor says pontiff died 'without suffering, at home'

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff's final moments in a pair of newspaper interviews published Thursday, saying the pope had his eyes open but was unresponsive after being stricken by illness early Monday morning.