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Man Chooses to Die Day After Accident

An Indiana man who loved the outdoors chose not to continue life support after learning that he would never walk again and might be on a ventilator for the rest of his life. Tim Bowers, 32, was left...

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Senate Hopeful's Photos Feature Corpses, Jokes

A Kansas candidate for US Senate is acknowledging a "mistake" following reports he posted grisly X-rays on Facebook and joked about them. The now-removed images allegedly posted by radiologist Milton...

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Blood Test Can Spot Alzheimer's Years Early

A simple blood test can spot Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms develop, researchers say—though it's a breakthrough some may choose to ignore. A Georgetown University team says its "highly...

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WHO: Untested Ebola Drugs Are 'Ethical'

To combat "the largest, most severe, and most complex outbreak of [the] Ebola virus disease in history," the World Health Organization today gave the green light to use untested drugs. Despite...

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Woman: I Added 3rd Breast to Be Unattractive

There are people who have plastic surgery to correct birth defects , those who go under the knife to look more like their favorite celebrities , and then there's a Florida woman who goes by the name...

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'Mad Scientist' Army Trainer Suspended

A US Army trainer criticized for using live pigs to train combat medics also carried out some shocking training procedures on live US troops, authorities in Virginia say. Dr. John Henry Hagmann has had...

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World's First Head Transplant on Corpse a Success, Doc Says

The first step in what USA Today says would be an "audacious" therapy reportedly took place in China Friday: the world's first human head transplant, achieved with two corpses. And Sergio Canavero—the...

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Was There an Ulterior Motive Behind a Dementia Diagnosis?

The Tennessean calls it a "peculiar case," and that pretty much nails it. Government attorneys say Dr. Suellen Lee borrowed $300,000 from one of her patients, but what happened next is up for debate:...

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Fertility Doctor's Harm 'Will Span Generations'

A Canadian fertility doctor once known as "the Baby God" has been formally stripped of his medical license after he was found to have used his own sperm to inseminate patients. A discipline committee...

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