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A healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

By Associated Press

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After limits on residency work hours, did doctors perform worse? New study says no

By Lauren Joseph

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Canada case highlights possible long-term risks of experimental stem cell therapy

By Brittany Flaherty

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Every data point has a face: What Michael Becker taught us

By Matthew Herper

Politics

Trump directs government to revamp nation’s care for kidney disease

By Associated Press

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CDC made a synthetic Ebola virus to test treatments. It worked

By Helen Branswell

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With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

By Helen Branswell

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Odds of teens of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

By Associated Press

In the Lab

Everyone agrees this superbug is a threat. Few are willing to fund research to stop it

By Helen Branswell

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Cancer deaths cost the U.S. $94 billion in lost earnings in a single year

By Brittany Flaherty

In the Lab

Attempt to replicate clinical trials with real-world data generates real-world criticism, too

By Matthew Herper

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Health tech companies often flop. But this researcher’s track record suggests there’s a strategy for success

By Megan Thielking

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Researchers use CRISPR to eliminate HIV in mice

By Brittany Flaherty

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New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care

By Lauren Joseph

In the Lab

The boy was dying. Zebrafish helped save his life

By Sharon Begley

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‘Sickle cell needs more funding’: An 18-year-old patient advocate calls on Washington to improve children’s health care

By Ruth Hailu

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The psychedelics evangelist: A German financier wants to turn magic mushrooms into modern medicine

By Meghana Keshavan

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Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes gets a trial date: summer 2020

By Rebecca Robbins

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18-year-old who has advocated for vaccines is now target of harassment

By Megan Thielking

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Flu vaccine no match against bug that popped up near end

By Associated Press

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U.S. advisory panel stops short of broad recommendations for two common vaccines

By Helen Branswell

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In a nationwide first, New Jersey authorizes paramedics to start addiction treatment at the scene of an overdose

By Lev Facher

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San Francisco is first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes

By Associated Press

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A Q&A with Leana Wen: Planned Parenthood’s president on Roe v. Wade, Title X, and 2020 candidates

By Shraddha Chakradhar

Special Report

The maddening saga of how an Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure for decades

By Sharon Begley

Medicare proposal would cover acupuncture to treat lower back pain for patients in studies

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer’s

Congo confirms first Ebola case in city of Goma

LGBT people more likely than counterparts to report memory problems, survey finds

A healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer’s

After limits on residency work hours, did doctors perform worse? New study says no

Canada case highlights possible long-term risks of experimental stem cell therapy

Every data point has a face: What Michael Becker taught us

Trump directs government to revamp nation’s care for kidney disease

CDC made a synthetic Ebola virus to test treatments. It worked

With a surge in cases of mysterious polio-like condition, CDC appeals to doctors to help crack case

Odds of teens of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws

Everyone agrees this superbug is a threat. Few are willing to fund research to stop it

Cancer deaths cost the U.S. $94 billion in lost earnings in a single year

Attempt to replicate clinical trials with real-world data generates real-world criticism, too

Health tech companies often flop. But this researcher’s track record suggests there’s a strategy for success

Researchers use CRISPR to eliminate HIV in mice

New guidelines aim to enlist primary care physicians in transgender care

The boy was dying. Zebrafish helped save his life

‘Sickle cell needs more funding’: An 18-year-old patient advocate calls on Washington to improve children’s health care

The psychedelics evangelist: A German financier wants to turn magic mushrooms into modern medicine

Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes gets a trial date: summer 2020

18-year-old who has advocated for vaccines is now target of harassment

Flu vaccine no match against bug that popped up near end

U.S. advisory panel stops short of broad recommendations for two common vaccines

In a nationwide first, New Jersey authorizes paramedics to start addiction treatment at the scene of an overdose

San Francisco is first major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes

A Q&A with Leana Wen: Planned Parenthood’s president on Roe v. Wade, Title X, and 2020 candidates

The maddening saga of how an Alzheimer’s ‘cabal’ thwarted progress toward a cure for decades

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