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• China confirms second death in mystery viral outbreak
  
  The man was identified as a 69-year-old who was admitted to the hospital with an array of health issues.
  Alexandria Hein.  Fox News.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 18:23:28 GMT.
• Should Value Investors Pick Bausch Health (BHC) Stock Now?
  
  Is Bausch Health (BHC) a great pick from the value investor's perspective right now? Read on to know more.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:30:00 GMT.
• How This Founder Created An App To Streamline Needs Of Patients With Chronic Illnesses
  
  Kristy Dickinson, founder of Chronically Simple, has created a secure web-based service and mobile application that is designed to meet the complex needs of patients with chronic illnesses and ongoing health challenges.
  By Cheryl Robinson, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:20:00 +0000.
• IDEXX Launches Rapid Digital Cytology Service to Further Accelerate Delivery of Veterinary Healthcare
  
  Enables faster veterinary clinical decision-making, rapid case management, and enhanced client experience WESTBROOK, Maine, Jan. 17, 2020 -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. ...
  PR Newswire.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:30:00 +0000.
• A Genetic Elixir of Life Helps Millennia-Old Ginkgo Trees Escape Death
  
  These trees have developed an army of molecular weapons to stay healthy in old age
  Smithsonian.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000.
• Kaiser pledges $25M to California housing fund
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Calling California's homeless crisis a public health issue, hospital giant Kaiser Permanente on Friday pledged $25 million to a new state fund aimed at getting people off the streets. Gov. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 06:00:40 -0500.
• Plan to regulate 'wild west' beauty filler industry
  
  A new licensing scheme will target non-healthcare professionals who carry out work such as lip enhancements.
  BBC News.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:55:06 GMT.
• Woman who suffered long battle with infertility claims she got pregnant thanks to natural approach
  
  Linda Vezzoli, 44, from London, could not conceive for years due to her auto-immune disease. When conventional medicine didn't help, she decided to turn to healthy eating and mindfulness.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:42:35 +0000.
• Drugs fighting measles, depression and cancer added to 2020 health basket
  
  The Health Basket Committee announced the addition of 141 medical technologies worth NIS 500 million.;
  Jerusalem Post.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:22:34 GMT.
• Senate Republicans' attempt to define abortion as not health care faces stiff opposition
  
  Republican lawmakers aiming to curb government-subsidized abortions by defining the practice as not health care face a stiff battle from pro-choice proponents in the medical community, who consider the move reprehensible. ...
  Ryan Lovelace.  Washington Times.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:44:05 -0500.
• Government launch bid to regulate beauty filler industry
  
  A new licensing scheme targets non-healthcare professionals who carry out work like lip enhancements.
  BBC News.  Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:06:32 GMT.
• New vulnerability in kidney cancer
  
  Medical researchers have identified a possible way to treat tumors while sparing nearby healthy tissue.
  Science Daily.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:56:07 EST.
• To double revenue, Advocate Aurora looks to add health systems
  
  Advocate Aurora Health's chief financial officer expanded on the health system's recently announced plan to more than double its revenue by 2025. He said consolidation will be one strategy.
  Tara Bannow.  Modern Healthcare.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:41:14 EST.
• Medical News Today: What to know about pelvic floor dysfunction
  
  Muscles and other parts of the pelvic floor can weaken or spasm, causing pelvic floor dysfunction. Learn more about this health issue here.
  Medical News Today.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:00:00 PST.
• Marijuana health risks remain despite legalization in Illinois, doctors say
  
  Health risks of marijuana remain despite legalization in Illinois, doctors say
  Wls.  ABC News.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:07:24 +0000.
• AI Can Spot, Evaluate Prostate Cancer
  
  In another step toward using artificial intelligence in medicine, a new study shows that computers can be trained to match human experts in judging the severity of prostate tumors.
  Newsmax.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:08:15 EDT.
• Two more measles cases in Sydney
  
  Nine people have now been diagnosed with the disease since Christmas, as health authorities urge adults to check their vaccination history.
  Sydney Morning Herald.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:31:55 +1100.
• Japan confirms 1st case of mysterious pneumonia linked to China
  
  Japan has confirmed the first case of infection from the new China coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. ...
  CBC News.  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:31:58 EST.
• Embryo Research To Reduce Need For In Vitro Fertilization Raises Ethical Concerns
  
  Aiming to find a cheaper, easier way than IVF to ensure human embryos are healthy before implantation, researchers paid women to be inseminated, then flushed the embryos from their wombs for analysis.
  Rob Stein.  NPR.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:18:00 -0500.
• Logitech Ergo K860 changed how I feel about ergonomic keyboards - CNET
  
  Slim, stylish and comfortable, the K860 sheds the stigma of using a healthier keyboard.
  Joshua Goldman.  CNET.  Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:01:00 +0000.

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