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An Alaska and Arctic health veteran has been selected to head the College of Health at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious ...

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Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a pioneering gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines for serious diseases, today announced a moderated digital poster presentation at ...

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When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, ...

Contagious diseases like measles, COVID-19, influenza, norovirus, and tuberculosis pose significant global health challenges.

The rise of infections caused by Mgen, C. auris, treatment-resistant E. coli, and more could become future public-health threats, experts say.

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