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Pharma

How pricey is your drug? These 10 sold the most in the U.S. last year

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Psychiatry group tells members they can defy ‘Goldwater rule’ and comment on Trump’s mental health

By Sharon Begley

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Politics

In a critical year for drugmakers, campaign donations, PAC activity are on the rise

By Jay Hancock, Elizabeth Lucas, Sydney Lupkin — Kaiser Health News

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Health

Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

By Associated Press

Health

Charlie Gard’s parents withdraw appeal to send baby to U.S. for treatment

By Associated Press

Hospitals

Support groups for ‘ICU survivors’ are springing up. But will patients traumatized by intensive care show up?

By Megan Thielking

In the Lab

DEA solicited applications to grow marijuana for research. It hasn’t approved one

By Andrew Joseph

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Politics

Senate parliamentarian’s ‘guidance’ on abortion creates new hurdle for health bill

By Alan Fram — Associated Press

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Health

McCain is considered a warrior. But is that the right metaphor for his struggle with cancer?

By Bob Tedeschi

Health

Exhumation of Dali’s remains finds his mustache still intact

By Associated Press

Health

87 experimental therapies for glioblastoma are in the works. Some might help McCain now

By Sharon Begley

Health

This biotech aims to transform the diagnosis of mental illness. Michael Phelps backs it. Can it really work?

By Meghana Keshavan

Health

Forget sharks: 7 things in the water swimmers should actually fear

By Jonathan Wosen

Health

A treatment option for McCain: an electric cap that kills brain cancer cells

By Adam Feuerstein

Health

For the first time, over half of people worldwide with HIV taking AIDS drugs

By Associated Press

Health

Lifestyle changes to stave off Alzheimer’s? Hints, no proof

By Associated Press

Health

These cities are on the front lines of a women’s health crisis

Health

What to know about Sen. John McCain’s brain cancer diagnosis

By Sharon Begley

Health

Thrown out, but still usable: the myth of drug expiration dates

By Marshall Allen — ProPublica

Health

Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss

By Associated Press

Health

At a growing number of schools, sick kids can take a virtual trip to the doctor

Health

Powerful opioid suspected in 10-year-old Miami boy’s death

By Associated Press

Health

‘It’s raining needles’: Drug crisis creates pollution threat

By Associated Press

Politics

Tuskegee syphilis study descendants seek settlement money

By Associated Press

Health

How much protein is in that Big Mac? Take our nutrition quiz

By Megha Satyanarayana

In the Lab

Trying a new tack: delivering insulin to the liver to control type 1 diabetes

By Jonathan Wosen

Health

5 things to know about the experimental treatment Charlie Gard might receive

By Sharon Begley

Medical Mystery

‘I had trouble getting enough air in’: When a cough is not just a cough

By Allison Bond

Health

Low-calorie sweeteners don’t help with weight loss — and may lead to gained pounds

By Catherine Caruso

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