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Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine

Politics

WATCH: Inside a Planned Parenthood clinic where politics don’t matter

By Dominic Smith

Off the Charts

A text message helped one of my patients stay in control of his health. Here’s how

By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

Politics

‘We have to get back on track’: Democrats lose patience with Trump on drug pricing

By Erin Mershon

The Watchdogs Chinese courts call for death penalty for researchers who commit fraud
Pharmalot Lawmakers chide Trump for seeking to ‘scale back’ hospital discount drug program
Politics Surprise approval for Portola’s blood thinner has biotech eyeing a new dawn at the FDA
Health New ethical lapses alleged in controversial India cervical cancer screening trial
Biotech Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for blood disorders yields some impressive results ― but also raises questions

FDA to study whether enough doctors understand claims in ads for cancer drugs
‘We have to get back on track’: Democrats lose patience with Trump on drug pricing
Astellas remains in the industry doghouse in the U.K. for bad behavior

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Health

A surgeon’s secret: As she operated on babies’ birth defects, a doctor hid her own diagnosis

By Charlotte Huff

In the Lab

Psst, the human genome was never completely sequenced. Some scientists say it should be

By Sharon Begley

Business

This insulin maker is running out of money. Its solution? Reality TV

By Rebecca Robbins

State of (Trump's) Mind

Trump wasn’t always so linguistically challenged. What could explain the change?

By Sharon Begley

Health

Seeking an edge, these brain hackers mix up risky chemical cocktails for breakfast

By John M. Glionna

The Watchdogs Chinese courts call for death penalty for researchers who commit fraud
Don't Miss The 35 best health and science books to read this summer
In the Lab Psst, the human genome was never completely sequenced. Some scientists say it should be
Health A surgeon’s secret: As she operated on babies’ birth defects, a doctor hid her own diagnosis
Health He wants to sell you a $300 ‘fasting diet’ to prolong your life. It might not be as crazy as it sounds

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Boddities

WATCH: What happens when skin gets sunburned?

By Megan Thielking

Health

A boy who can’t speak depends on Medicaid. What happens to him if it’s cut?

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Drawing life at its start, cell by cell

By Hyacinth Empinado

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