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BOSTON — When the call came for trauma surgeons to report to the ER at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. George Velmahos was uniquely prepared to deal with the crisis. Velmahos, 51, a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and a leader of the trauma team at Mass General, trained in South …

Circumcision is known to reduce a man’s risk of HIV infection by at least half, but scientists don’t know why. A new study offers support for the theory that removing the foreskin deprives troublesome bacteria of a place to live, leaving the immune system in much better shape to keep the human …

(CNN)– Doctors say the discovery of a 4-year-old carrier of the H7N9 bird flu virus who shows no symptoms of the potentially lethal virus is a worrying development that could make the spread of the infection more difficult to monitor. The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said the boy was detected …

TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — Those “do-it-yourself” projects that office-bound males enjoy on the weekend may be enhancing their self-image, a new study finds. “For upper-class men, DIY home improvement is a therapeutic escape from the…

(CNN)– Dietary supplements are commonly used to lose weight and build muscle, but the Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding exposure to a potentially harmful ingredient. The FDA said in the advisory last week that it is using “all available tools at its disposal” to eliminate …