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Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced Monday, meaning all of the Americas have lost that status as well. The decision, which was widely expected,

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NEW ORLEANS — A record-breaking 4,432 scientific abstracts accepted at the American Heart Association’s meeting here adorned posters, animated panel discussions, or drew crowds to massive halls. They promised innovations in understanding

This is the online version of AHA in 30 Seconds, the latest from the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions.    Hello from New Orleans. Coming from Boston, running on the River Walk

NEW ORLEANS — Stacey Rosen is a cardiologist who has been coming to American Heart Association meetings for 30 years. Executive director of Northwell’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health, she is also

Francis Collins, the former NIH director, tells liver researcher that the partisanship that has pervaded science “is really a dangerous sign for the future of our society.”

WASHINGTON — On day 39 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he is still working toward finding bipartisan compromise on health care costs.  In a

NEW ORLEANS — A pill designed to further lower cholesterol in people already on statins but at risk of a serious cardiovascular event — their first or a recurrence — reduced LDL

NEW ORLEANS — A cholesterol-lowering injection that’s been on the market for nearly a decade has now shown its power to cut cardiovascular events in people considered at high risk but who