Genetic Test Pinpoints Cause of Patient Illness About a decade ago, scientists decoded the human genome, creating a gene-by-gene map of our DNA. In the decade since, genetic research has accelerated, but mostly it's stayed in the laboratory. Now, gen...
Dr. Green: Can I consult you on a case of medical ethics? Dr. Hause: Sure, Im not a lawyer, but I can give you my opinion as another doctor. Dr. Green: Thats what Im looking for, your honest opinion. I have a patient who has a medical condition that...
PANAMA CITY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- In Latin America there are 600,000 people infected(传染) with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and about 50 percent of them receive treatment, regional director of UNAIDS for Latin America Cesar Nunez...
SUVA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 diabetes patients（有耐心的 ） undergo amputations every year in Fiji and the trend is worrying the authorities. This is according to research carried out by the country's Physiotherapy Associations which sho...
New medical research into a possible cure for Parkinson's disease is focusing on finding biomarkers in patients so that doctors can start treatment early before tremors and other symptoms start. Actor Michael J. Fox's recent commitment of $40 million...
Implantable 'eye telescope' that magnifies vision by three times approved for use in patients可以三倍变焦的眼中望远镜已被批准医用。 A miniature telescope that is implanted in the eye to solve sight problems has been approved for us...
May called her mom. Her mom lived in China. China was far away. Her mom was 50 years old. Her mom had many friends. But she missed her daughter. May lived in America. She was a waitress. She was a waitress in a restaurant. It was a Chinese restaurant...
Lung patients get singing therapy 肺病患者歌唱疗法 Doctors in London are investigating how singing can help seriously ill patients improve their breathing control. Regular classes are being held at the Royal Brompton Hospital. Hundreds of patients h...
By Melinda Smith Washington 28 March 2008 Last month we told you about a young woman in the United States who got an experimental heart pump to help keep her alive. VOA's Melinda Smith has an update on her remarkable story....
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 October 2007 The World Health Organization says more than three-quarters of a million people in 19 countries, most in Africa, will receive life-saving anti-tuberculosis drugs over the next year and a half. It says UNITAID, a...
