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A woman would faint whenever she tried to stand. New implant lets her walk.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The patient has a condition called multiple system atrophy.

Why do we have different blood types?
By Tyler Santora published
The disease malaria appears to have influenced blood type prevalence.

Insulin resistance: Risk factor for heart disease and diabetes
By Tia Ghose, Natalie Grover published
Reference Insulin resistance is a condition where the body's cells don't properly respond to the hormone insulin, which tells cells to take in blood sugar and use it for fuel.

What's the rarest blood type?
By Rachael Rettner published
Blood typing is particularly important for blood transfusions.

Man's energy drink habit lands him in the hospital with heart failure
By Rachael Rettner published
The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking energy drink consumption with heart problems.

'Magic mushrooms' grow in man's blood after injection with shroom tea
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The man spent 22 days in the hospital with a severe infection.

Man's 'heart attack' was really side effect from swallowed battery
By Ashley P. Taylor published
Whether or not it affects the heart, eating batteries is dangerous.

More humans are growing an extra blood vessel in our arm that 'feeds' our hands, study shows
By Mike McRae published
Scientists have found an artery that temporarily runs down the center of our forearms while we're still in the womb isn't vanishing as often as it used to.
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