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  Meet ‘Huggable,’ the Robot Bear Who’s Helping Hospitalized Kids

  He sings, he plays games — and Huggable the ‘social robot’ teddy bear could...

  • Posted June 28, 2019
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  Quieter NICUs a Good Rx for Premature Babies

  Shhhhh. Preterm infants can benefit from quiet times in hospital neonatal intensive care units...

  • Posted May 15, 2019
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  Quick Test Helps Predict Hospital Readmission Risk After Heart Attack

  For elderly heart attack survivors, how well they perform on a simple mobility test...

  • Posted April 23, 2019
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  Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

  Privacy curtains in hospital rooms might offer patients some personal dignity, but they can...

  • Posted April 12, 2019
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  Microbes on International Space Station Are Familiar From Earth

  Scientists have been cataloging bacteria and fungi inside the International Space Station (ISS), and...

  • Posted April 8, 2019
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  Heart Attacks Fall By One-Third Among Older Americans

  A groundbreaking new study holds heartening news for older Americans. Since the mid-1990s, the...

  • Posted March 15, 2019
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  Blood Test to Diagnose Heart Attacks May Not Be Foolproof

  A blood test used to detect a heart attack may often provide some misleading...

  • Posted March 14, 2019
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