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Ebola Congo vaccine
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Ebola experts from CDC were pulled from outbreak zone amid security concern

By Helen Branswell

Ketamine Education
Health

As ketamine clinics spread, so do start-your-own-business courses, sparking concern

By Megan Thielking

Health

AI for drug development: Experts break down what’s possible — and what’s just hype

By Kate Sheridan

Allurion
Health

New wave of medical devices look to combat ‘alarmingly high’ obesity rates

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

Gardasil
Health

FDA expands use of an HPV vaccine up to age 45

By Associated Press

Therapy Dogs Superbug
Health

Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds

By Associated Press

Manhattan
Health

Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says

By Helen Branswell

Mindstrong
Health

A startup’s bold plan for a mood-predicting smartphone app is shadowed by questions over evidence

By Kate Sheridan

EPA Radiation Rollback
Health

Experts say Trump’s EPA is moving to loosen radiation limits

By Associated Press

DRC Ebola vaccination
Health

Officials fear Ebola epidemic may be spinning beyond their control, threatening regional spread

By Helen Branswell

Humira injection
Health

Caregivers or marketers? Nurses paid by drug companies facing scrutiny as whistleblower lawsuits mount

By Ed Silverman and Karen Weintraub

Ambulance
Health

African-Americans are disproportionately enrolled in studies that don’t require informed consent

By Ike Swetlitz

Jerry Brown
Health

California governor vetoes bill that would have allowed safe injection sites

By Andrew Joseph

Pregnant woman
Health

Research is scarce on medication use in pregnant women. Experts are urging the government to fix that

By Megan Thielking

COCHRANE letterhead
Health

Cochrane ousted researcher over improper use of letterhead, board co-chair says

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Cheating Death Intro Image
Health

‘There is so much health noise’: Tim Caulfield teases fact from fiction in new Netflix show

By Megan Thielking

Jeffery Drazen
Health

New England Journal of Medicine’s longtime editor to retire

By Associated Press

Health

China embraces a revolution in genetic testing, seeking answers on destiny and identity

By Yi-Ling Liu

Flu vaccine vials
Health

CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years

By Associated Press

CDC_MONKEYPOX
Health

Monkeypox surfaces in three cases the U.K. What you need to know about the rare virus

By Helen Branswell

Health

The end of HIV transmission in the U.S.: A once-unthinkable dream becomes an openly discussed goal

By Helen Branswell

Andy Slavitt
Health

Andy Slavitt wants health technology to benefit the disenfranchised. He’s raised $115 million to make it happen

By Casey Ross

Syphilis spirochetes
Health

Congenital syphilis cases surge to 20-year high as officials re-up calls for testing

By Andrew Joseph

IV drip
Health

Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says

By Associated Press

Congo Ebola Isolation
Health

WHO warns of ‘perfect storm’ for Ebola in eastern Congo

By Associated Press

Ketamine Clouds
A STAT Investigation

Ketamine gives hope to patients with severe depression. But some clinics stray from the science and hype its benefits

By Megan Thielking

Omega 3
Health

Amarin fish oil capsule shows dramatic benefit for cardiovascular patients, potentially upending market

By Adam Feuerstein

Greg Walden and Frank Pallone
Politics

AMA urges Congress not to loosen restrictions on privacy for patients with addiction history

By Lev Facher

Puppies for sale
Health

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

By Helen Branswell

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