by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
For pregnant women, abnormal results from certain prenatal tests may signal that something is wrong – with the moms-to-be, not the fetus, a preliminary study suggests. The noninvasive tests are increasingly being used to detect fetal chromosome abnormalities,...
by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
A coroner’s investigation found no evidence B.B. King was poisoned, an allegation two of the singer’s daughters made soon after his death. “We ruled it Alzheimer’s disease as the cause of death with other significant contributing...
by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it may have to shut down some hospitals next month if Congress does not address a $2.5 billion shortfall for the current budget year. The VA told Congress Monday that it needs to cover shortfalls caused by an increased demand by...
by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
A Dartmouth College medical school professor has been named executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vermont. Paula Schnurr is a research professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth’s Geisel...
by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
Christine McCormack quit her job as a restaurant manager two years ago to care for her 88-year-old mother-in-law. While it doesn’t make up for all of her lost income, she’s getting some financial help through an innovative program that allows many of...
by Research Team | Jul 15, 2015 | Health News
Ordinary Iranians are welcoming the country’s historic nuclear deal, embracing it as a chance to end their nation’s isolation and an opportunity for a better economy after years of stifling sanctions. There are no signs of people pouring into the streets...