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How to prevent (and recover from) norovirus, the stomach bug that’s surging

Most commonly known as stomach flu, norovirus is a highly contagious virus that generally spreads hand to mouth 12 to 36 hours after exposure. Learn how norovirus is contracted — and how to stay safe.

A testing participant controls a bionic hand through a brain-computer interface that allows him to feel pressure changes as the steering wheel moves in the hand.

Fine-tuned brain-computer interface makes prosthetic limbs feel more real

Two new papers document progress in neuroprosthetic technology that lets people feel the shape and movement of objects moving over the "skin" of a bionic hand.

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7 things you can do to prevent getting bird flu

Should you worry about the bird flu? UChicago Medicine infectious disease expert, Emily Landon, MD, talks about the recent outbreak and offers tips for how to protect yourself from the virus.

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New wearable devices, drugs and at-home monitoring: What the future holds for people with IBD

What new treatments and tools are on the horizon for Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis patients? Gastroenterologists with the University of Chicago Medicine talk about the exciting new options that patients might soon have to monitor and treat their diseases.