Medicine Stories for 2016

Self-Driving Cars Will Make Organ Shortages Even Worse 295
Paintings Reveal Signs of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's In Famous Artists 24
Scientists Develop a Breathalyzer That Detects 17 Diseases With One Breath From a Patient 99
Nevada Website Bug Leaks Thousands of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Applications 55
FDA Releases New Cybersecurity Guidelines For Medical Devices 40
You're An Adult, But Your Brain Might Not Be, Researchers Say 261
Flickering Lights May Illuminate A Path To Alzheimer's Treatment 30
Ebola Vaccine Gives 100 Percent Protection, Could Be Readily Available By 2018 72
New Test Spots Human Form of Mad Cow Disease With 100-Percent Accuracy 133
Are Psychiatric Medications Hurting More Patients Than They Help? 432
Human Zika Antibodies Prevent Infection in Mice 12
RIP Dr. Henry Heimlich, Inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver 51
Vitamin D Deficiency During Pregnancy Linked To Autism 216
Aging Process May Be Reversable, Scientists Claim 253
Lack of Penis Bone In Humans Linked To Monogamous Relationships and Quick Sex, Study Says 279
Quest Diagnostics Says Personal Health Information of 34,000 Customers Hacked 69
IBM's Watson Used In Life-Saving Medical Diagnosis 83
Japanese City Tags Elderly Dementia Sufferers With Barcodes 115
Researchers Successfully Fight Colon Cancer Using Immunotherapy 40
Radiation From Fukushima Disaster Reaches Oregon Coast 139
Bose Launches 'Hearphones' That Act Like Hearing Aids 65
Scientists Develop Robotic Hand For People With Quadriplegia 22
California State Senator Introduces Bill That Would Mandate Reporting of 'Superbug' Infections, Deaths 75
Paris, Madrid, Athens, Mexico City Will Ban Diesel Vehicles By 2025 243
FDA Approves Large Clinical Trial For Ecstasy As Relief For PTSD Patients 151
New Study Shows Marijuana Users Have Low Blood Flow To the Brain 560
Religious Experiences Have Similar Effect On Brain As Taking Drugs, Study Finds 228
Google Successfully Uses Machine Learning To Detect Diabetic Retinopathy 30
Spinal Fluid Changes In Space May Impair Astronauts' Vision, Study Finds 77
Microbiome Changes Drive the Dieting Yo-Yo Effect, Study Finds 256
Sugar-Free Products Might Actually Stop Us From Getting Slimmer 172
Researchers Successfully Achieve Suspended Animation With Mouse Embryos 28
Brain Cancer Patients Live Longer By Sending Electric Fields Through Their Heads 74
Scientists Believe There's Finally A Cure For The Common Cold 193
US Dementia Rates Drop 24%, New Study Finds 105
Walmart Tests Blockchain For Use In Food Recalls 109
WHO: Zika No Longer a World Health Emergency 54
Scientists Discover Antibody That Neutralizes 98% of HIV Strains 90
The US Government is Finally Telling People that Homeopathy is a Sham 297
Chinese Scientists Become First To Use CRISPR Gene-Editing On Humans 114
Chemical Traces On Your Phone Reveal Your Lifestyle, Scientists Say 80
A USB Stick Can Show HIV Test Results In Under 30 Minutes 52
Drinking a Can of Sugary Soda Every Day Can Boost a Person's Risk For Prediabetes, Study Finds 143
Increased Smartphone Screen-Time Is Associated With Lower Sleep Quality, Says Study 61
Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Monkeys To Walk 50
First Color Images Produced By an Electron Microscope 46
Health Anxiety May Increase Risk of Heart Disease, Research Finds 36
Every Year of Smoking Causes About 150 New DNA Mutations That Can Make Cancer More Likely, Says Study 158
Computer Virus Attack Forces Hospitals To Cancel Operations, Shut Down Systems 127
Male Birth Control Shot Found Effective 372
Harvard Scientists Invent Cigarette-Smoking Robot For Better Lung Disease Research 46
New Study Shows HIV Epidemic Started Spreading In New York In 1970, Clears the Name of 'Patient Zero' 380
Harvard Researchers Print World's First Heart-On-A-Chip 20
'Anonymous' Hacker Indicted As His Hunger Strike Continues 67
Nurses In Australia Face Punishment For Promoting Anti-Vaccination Messages Via Social Media 656
Maths Becomes Biology's Magic Number 75
Proud Cyborg Athletes Compete In The World's First Cybathlon 19
Doctors Perform Better Than Internet Or App-Based Symptoms Checkers, Says Study 192
'Space Brain': Mars Explorers May Risk Neural Damage, Study Finds 186
New Study Suggests There's a Limit To How Long People Can Live 290
Theranos To Shut Down Its Blood-Testing Facilities, Shrink Workforce By 40% 66
Johnson & Johnson Discloses That Its Insulin Pump Is Hackable 79
Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan Wins Nobel Prize In Medicine For Study of Cell Recycling 15
Feds Go After Mylan For Scamming Medicaid Out of Millions On EpiPen Pricing 198
Print-On-Demand Bone Could Quickly Mend Major Injuries 27
The Americas Are Now Officially 'Measles-Free' 249
92% of the World's Population Exposed To Unsafe Levels of Air Pollution: WHO 115
Aetna To Provide Apple Watch To 50,000 Employees, Subsidize Cost For Customers 150
Roller Coasters Could Help People Pass Kidney Stones, Says Study 126
Poor Scientific Research Is Disproportionately Rewarded 81
UPS Is Starting To Test Drone Deliveries In the US 44
Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds 177
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Announce $3 Billion Initiative To 'Cure All Diseases' 161
Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts, Says Study 210
Microsoft Will 'Solve' Cancer Within The Next 10 Years By Treating It Like A Computer Virus, Says Company 259
Hackers Offer a DIY Alternative To The $600 EpiPen 327
Anonymous Hacker Explains His Attack On Boston Children's Hospital 295
Oregon Settles $6 Billion Lawsuit Over Oracle's Botched Healthcare Website 113
Vanity Fair Blames The Failure of Theranos On Silicon Valley 128
Ask Slashdot: Why Aren't Techies Improving The World? 537
Alleged Hacker Lauri Love To Be Extradited To US 71
How Cities Are Using Dry Ice To Kill Rats 429
World Anti-Doping Agency Says It Was Hacked By Russia 97
Sugar Industry Bought Off Scientists, Skewed Dietary Guidelines For Decades 527
CureCoin Cryptocurrency Enters Third Year of Helping Disease Researchers 21
DNA Confirms Cause of 1665 London's Great Plague 77
Microsoft Hopes To Hire More Coders With Autism 226
Video Shows How Bacteria Invade Antibiotics And Transform Into Superbugs 87
AAPS Doctors Run Survey On Hillary Clinton's Health 629
Should We Kill All The Mosquitoes? 470
Brain-Zapping Gadgets Need Regulation, Say Scientists 51
FDA Finds Flaws In Theranos' Zika Tests 74
'Longest Living Human' Says He Is Ready For Death At 145 314
The Big Short: Security Flaws Fuel Bet Against St. Jude 81
Marijuana Provides More Pain Relief For Men Than Woman, Says Study 144
Startup Aims To Commercialize a Brain Implant To Improve Memory 85
8 Paralyzed Patients Learn To Walk Again Using Virtual Reality 17
Online Drug Sales Triple After Silk Road Closure, Says Report 95
Soylent Coffee: Nootropics, Fat, Carbs, Protein -- But Will It Give You The Toots? 148
University Collects Medical Samples Via Drones In Madagascar 20
Stem Cell Researchers Can Now Combine Animal and Human Embryos In The US 92
Florida District Considers Releasing GMO Mosquitos After Cayman Islands Experiment 144
Waze's New Safety Feature Reminds Drivers Not To Forget Their Child In the Car 76
Man Says Tesla Autopilot Saved His Life By Driving Him To the Hospital 153
Brains of Overweight People Look Ten Years Older Than Those of Lean Peers, Says Report 184
Banner Health Alerts 3.7 Million Potential Victims of Hack 30
Dental Floss May Have No Medical Benefits, Says AP Report 257
Olympic Swimmers 'Certain' To Pick Up Virus From Three Teaspoons of Rio Water 280
Peter Thiel Is Interested In Harvesting The Blood Of The Young 373
Google's Alphabet and GSK Forge $715 Million Bioelectronic Firm To Fight Diseases Without Meds 27
Elizabeth Holmes Finally Releases Theranos Data, Including A 'miniLab' 40
Can Blocking Blue Light Help Bipolar Disorder As Well as Sleep Issues? 230
World's Largest Solar Power Plant Planned For Chernobyl Nuclear Wasteland 159
Study: Astronauts Who Reach Deep Space 'Far More Likely To Die From Heart Disease' 157
E-Cigarettes Emit Toxic Vapors, Says Study 312
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Funding Leads To New Genetic Findings 33
Florida Regulators OK Plan To Increase Toxins In Water 182
'Sister Clones' Of Dolly The Sheep Have Aged Like Any Other Sheep, Study Says 66
Harrison Ford Could Have Died In Star Wars Set Incident, Court Hears 153
Can Computerized Brain Training Prevent Dementia? 49
CRISPR: Chinese Scientists To Pioneer Gene-Editing Trial On Humans 93
Neuroscientists Have Isolated The Part Of The Brain That Controls Free Will 285
Technology Is Making Doctors Feel Like Glorified Data Entry Clerks 326
New Study Shows Why Big Pharma Hates Medical Marijuana 416
Alzheimer's Gene Already Shrinking Brain By Age of Three 62
Obesity Is Three Times As Deadly For Men Than Women, Says Study 202
Study Shows Thumb-Sucking and Nail-Biting Can Be Good For Kids 75
Can Tech Workers Skip The Olympics As Easily As Athletes? 93
A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are In Decline 321
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Banned From Owning a Lab 146
Debian Founder's 2015 Death Ruled A Suicide 160
Theranos Faces Congressional Inquiry Over Faulty Blood Tests 186
Apple To Encourage Organ Donation With Health App 63
'Healing' Detected In Antarctic Ozone Hole, Says Study 95
Congressman Wants Ransomware Attacks To Trigger Breach Notifications 73
RIP Xbox Fitness: Users Will Soon Lose Access To Workout Videos They Bought 115
Micro-Camera Can Be Injected With A Syringe -- May Pose Surveillance Concerns 60
Researchers Find Game-Changing Helium Reserve In Tanzania 190
After Death, Hundreds of Genes Spring Back to Life 62
Why Are Hackers Increasingly Targeting the Healthcare Industry? 111
New Apps Let Women Obtain Birth Control Without Visiting a Doctor 301
Study Finds Password Misuse In Hospitals Is 'Endemic' 198
Crispr Wins Key Approval to Fight Cancer in Human Trials 71
Google To Offer Better Medical Advice When You Search Your Symptoms 104
South Australia Refuses To Stop Using An Expired, MS-DOS-Based Health Software 230
Ask Slashdot: Should You Store Medical Details In The Cloud? 262
Cancer Is An Evolutionary Mechanism To 'Autocorrect' Our Gene Pool, Suggests Paper 262
LG Sells Mosquito-Repelling TV In India 50
WHO: Drinking Extremely Hot Coffee, Tea 'Probably' Causes Cancer 274
Repurposing Drugs To Tackle Cancer 53
DEA Wants Access To Medical Records Without Warrant 176
Microsoft Analyzes Web Searches, Finds Clues For Early Cancer Detection 73
23 Seriously Ill MS Patients Recover After 'Breakthrough' Stem Cell Treatment 74
Woman Uses 'Hey Siri' To Call An Ambulance and Help Save Her Child's Life 208
Biden Unveils Open-Access Database To Advance Cancer Research 42
Seattle App Summons Help When You Need CPR 55
Wheelchair-Bound Stroke Victim Walks Again After 'Unprecedented' Stem Cell Trial At Stanford 92
Scientists Announce Plans For Synthetic Human Genomes 57
Samsung Unveils Gear Fit 2 Activity Tracker and IconX Wireless Earbuds 25
US Death Rate Rises, Health Officials Aren't Sure Why 607
Forbes Just Cut Its Estimate of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes's Net Worth From $4.5 Billion To Zero 215
Panasonic To Stop Making LCD Panels For TVs 103
ASUS Unveils $599 Home Robot 'Zenbo' 39
Doubts Raised About Cellphone Cancer Study 100
FDA Approves First Implant Treatment For Opioid Addiction 49
Possible Cellphone Link To Cancer Found In Rat Study 113
Smartphone Surveillance Tech Used To Target Anti-Abortion Ads At Pregnant Women 260
Why Don't Scientists Kill The 'Demon In The Freezer'? 287
US Bans Electronic Cigarettes From Checked Baggage Over Fire Risks 131
Theranos Withdraws Two Years of Blood Test Results 100
PornHub's 'Bangfit' Program Uses Sexy Exercise To Build Muscle 83
Pfizer Blocks The Use Of Its Drugs In Executions 566
Scientists Find A 'Weak Spot' In HIV That May Pave The Way To A Vaccine 111
Genetically Modified Crops Are Safe, Report Says 378
Ingestible Medical Robots Could Remove Batteries From Stomachs 65
Hyundai's New 'Wearable Robot' Gives You Super-Strength 21
Ontario Parents Refusing To Vaccinate Their Children Could Be Forced to Take Science Class 499
National Microbiome Initiative To Harness Microbes For Health, Environment 24
Scientists Find Gut Microbe That Survives Without Mitochondria 48
Breathalyzer That Detects Lung Cancer Early From a Single Breath Wins $100K Entrepreneurship Competition 85
AAA Study: Blood THC Levels After Smoking Pot Are Useless In Defining 'Too High To Drive' 455
Harvard Scientist: Rio Olympics Could Spark 'Full Blown Global Health Disaster' 147
Open Source Artificial Pancreas Helps Engineer's Son Survive With Type 1 Diabetes 104
Scientists Develop 'Second Skin' To Smooth Wrinkles 27
Facebook Exec's New Startup 'Open Water' Targets Wearable Brain Imaging 90
Cellphones Do Not Cause Brain Cancer, Says 29-Year Study 234
FDA To Regulate E-Cigarettes Like Tobacco 342
Scientists Grow Two-Week-Old Human Embryos In Lab For The First Time 140
In Search Of A Healthy Gut, One Man Turned To An Extreme DIY Fecal Transplant 136
Robot Stitches Tissue By Itself Without A Real Doctor Pulling The Strings 53
Medical Errors Are Number 3 Cause of US Deaths, Researchers Say 247
China Probes Baidu Over False Medical Ads After Student Dies 41
Google Files Patent For Injecting A Device Directly Into Your Eyeball 51
Obesity 'Explosion' In Young Rural Chinese A Result Of Socioeconomic Changes, Study Warns 165
All Belgians To Be Given Iodine Pills In Case Of Nuclear Accident 192
Malaria Has Been Eliminated In Europe 126
First Successful Gene Therapy Against Human Aging? 244
US Suicide Rate Surges To Highest Level In Almost Three Decades, Says Report 381
Prescription Meds Get Trapped In Disturbing Pee-To-Food-To-Pee Loop 134
Utah Governor: 'Porn Is a Public Health Crisis' 822
Some Tumors Are Responding to A New Cancer Therapy 53
Report: Feds To Ban Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes For 2 Years 104
Dyson Airblades 'Spread Germs 1,300 Times More Than Paper Towels' 434
Zika Virus Officially Causes Rare Microcephaly Birth Defects, CDC Says 106
'Neural Bypass' Links Brain To Hand To Get Around Paralysis 37
Sean Parker Announces $250 Million Grant To Fight Cancer 29
Over 80 Percent of China's Well Water Is Polluted 88
Now Streaming: How To Do a Kidney Transplant 64
Samsung Receives Patent For Smart Contact Lenses 66
White House Redirects $589M In Funds To Fight Zika Virus 55
Researchers Keep Pig Heart Beating In Baboon Belly For 2 Years 110
Risks To Human Health Will Accelerate As Climate Changes, White House Warns 231
Some Bees Are Addicted to Caffeine 114
Researchers Develop Cancer-Targetting Hybrid Molecule 17
UK Pharma Giant GSK Won't Patent Its Drugs in Poorer Countries 34
Refrigerator-Sized Machine Can Print Pills on Demand 113
Months After Hacks, DHS Sends a Warning About Hospital Ransomware 59
Virus Hits MedStar Health Hospital Network 96
Fruit Drinks Aren't Much Better For You Than Soda: Study 221
Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro Pull Anti-Vaccination Film 279
Autism Associated With Shorter Lifespan, According To UK Charity Study 146
FDA Approves Indego Exoskeleton For Clinical And Personal Use 20
Fighting Food Poisoning In Las Vegas With Machine Learning 59
32,000 Workers At Fukushima No. 1 Got High Radiation Dose, Tepco Data Show 215
Robots May Soon Put Surgery Into the Hands of Non-Surgeons 82
Hopkins Study Finds Popular Blood Pressure App Wildly Inaccurate 50
Big Health Benefits To Small Weight Loss 99
More Medical Devices Should Be Open Source, Like This ECG 79
Google DeepMind Applies AI To Healthcare With NHS Partnership 33
New Research Shows You Can Grow Sperm In a Dish 158
Patient Monitors Altered, Drug Dispensary Popped In Colossal Hospital Hack Test 75
Researchers Claim Success In Removing HIV From Living Cells 107
Scientists Ponder the Prospect of Contagious Cancer 121
Drinking More Coffee May Undo Liver Damage From Booze 182
3D-Printed Ear Comes To Life After Implantation In Mice 25
Hackers Demand $3.6 Million From Hollywood Hospital Following Cyber-Attack 212
Researchers Uncover the Genetic Roots Behind Rare Vibration Allergy 83
To Respond To a Disease Outbreak, Bring In the Portable Genome Sequencers 33
Cheap At $40,000: Phoenix Exoskeleton Gives Paraplegics Legs to Walk With 37
U.K. Researcher Receives Permission To Edit Genes In Human Embryos 64
A Crowdfunding Site To Help Pay Patients' Medical Bills 285
Six Missing HDDs Contain Health Information of Nearly a Million Patients 87
US Regulators Find Serious Deficiencies At Theranos Lab 66
Chronic Stress Could Lead To Depression and Dementia, Scientists Warn 60
Zika Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC To Expand Travel Advisory 83
Twins Study Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Lowers IQ In Teens 307
Sensors Slip Into the Brain, Then Dissolve When Their Job Is Done 20
New Ebola Case Emerges In Sierra Leone 19
French Drug Trial Leaves One Brain Dead and Five Critically Ill 232
Alfred Poor Talks About Health Wearables at CES (Video) 22

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