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Humanoid robots make history, perform 2 surgeries in pigs for 1st time

  • Jul 10

Newly published study suggests AI is starting to outperform doctors

  • May 1

Stanford to add advanced proton therapy to cancer center

  • Apr 8

Autism not linked to acetaminophen pregnancy use

  • Jan 17

Bay Area blood donors helped create infant botulism treatment

  • Dec 17, 2025

American Cancer Society backs big change in cervical cancer screenings

  • Dec 12, 2025

SF researcher among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

  • Oct 8, 2025

Autism and Tylenol: What parents need to know

  • Sep 24, 2025

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'Surgie' the humanoid robot makes history with world-first live animal surgeries

  • Jul 10
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Newly published study suggests AI is starting to outperform doctors

  • Apr 30
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Stanford to add advanced proton therapy to cancer center

  • Apr 8
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Bay Area blood donors helped create infant botulism treatment

  • Dec 17, 2025
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SF researcher among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

  • Oct 8, 2025
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SF researcher among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

  • Oct 6, 2025
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Good Samaritan Hospital has a new breakthrough treatment for essential tremor

  • Sep 11, 2025
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Federal cuts could ricochet through Bay Area research hubs: experts

  • Apr 18, 2025

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Good Samaritan Hospital has a new breakthrough treatment for essential tremor

Good Samaritan Hospital is the first in the South Bay to offer treatment for essential tremor, bringing new hope to people who thought their uncontrollable shaking could never be reversed.

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  • Sep 12, 2025
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FDA approves the world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV

While a vaccine to prevent HIV still is needed, some experts say the shot - a drug called lenacapvir - could be the next best thing.

  • Jun 19, 2025

FDA clears 1st blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease

The test is for those aged 55 and older who are already exhibiting signs and symptoms of the disease, the FDA says.

  • May 19, 2025

Doctors save baby's life with first-ever gene fix for deadly rare disease

The goal is to reuse key parts of the treatment and simply swap in a custom set of instructions for each patient's specific gene mutation, doctors say.

  • May 16, 2025
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Federal cuts by Trump administration could ricochet through Bay Area research hubs, experts say

The Trump administration is proposing to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget -- which would mean eliminating dozens of programs and shrinking health agencies. The effects could ricochet through huge institutions like UCLA, Stanford and UCSF, putting pressure on the Bay Area economy.

  • Apr 18, 2025