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Screenings like mammograms can help detect cancer early, but many doctors don’t begin screenings until patients are in their forties. Photo credit ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images

With cancer cases rising in young people, could earlier screenings help save lives?

Cancer cases are on the rise, especially among younger people. Will screenings begin at an earlier age?

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Epipen was the only option for emergency treatment of allergic reactions, but the FDA just approved a new nasal spray that serves the same purpose. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

New neffy nasal spray alternative to the EpiPen could be ‘a gamechanger’ for people with allergies

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08/06/19 - BOSTON, MA. - Students put headphones on a subject during a MRI test in the Biomedical Imaging Center in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on August 06, 2019. Northeastern researchers Psyche Loui and Ajay Satpute are studying the relationship between musical anhedonia and autism spectrum disorders to identify weaknesses in treatments like music therapy.

Full-body MRIs are the latest celebrity-endorsed health craze. Will they save your life?

The latest status symbol may be full-body MRI scans, touted by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and designer Zac Posen.

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Eli Lilly’s 70% price drop on insulin is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in fight to lower drug costs, Northeastern expert says

Eli Lilly, one of the “big three” insulin producers, is cutting the price of its insulin by 70% and capping out-of-pocket monthly costs at $35 for those who use this lifesaving form of diabetes care.

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