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Triple semicircular canal plugging effective for vertigo control in Meniere disease

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Triple semicircular canal plugging (TSCP) is effective for vertigo control but is associated with a risk for hearing loss in patients with Meniere disease (MD), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Dec. 5 in PLOS ONE.

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Study finds stem-like T cells key to lasting immune response in cancer, chronic diseases

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Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defendersT cellslose their ability to function effectively. Research, led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center (Peter Mac), have identified a rare type of immune cells, called stem-like T cells, that holds the key to maintaining powerful, long-term immune responses.

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A runaway alligator and other non-emergencies that hampered UK ambulance dispatchers

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If your pet alligator escapes, don't call for an ambulanceunless it has sunk its teeth into someone.

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