James “Rocky” Lagno was so sick that doctors only gave him about a year to live. Having been diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer, even aggressive chemotherapy and radiation didn’t prevent the New Hampshire native’s tumors from growing larger. To top it off, he was also diagnosed with thyroid cancer and then, several months later, an
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Johnson & Johnson will pay about $2.5 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by patients who already underwent surgery to replace the company’s faulty metal-on-metal hip implants, which failed at higher rates than traditional hip implants and were eventually recalled.About 8,000 patients who … Continue Reading…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) — As the worsening Ebola epidemic in West Africa claims additional lives each day, world leaders are urgently looking for any sort of medical breakthrough that might reverse the tides and curb the virus’ spread. The National Institute of Health will do its part by fast-tracking the first two of several Ebola
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