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Judge rules parents of deceased West Point cadet can decide what happens with his sperm

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Google’s AI improves accuracy of lung cancer diagnosis, study shows

By Casey Ross

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Dana-Farber prevails in immunotherapy dispute over patents behind blockbuster drug

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Mental health care accounts for a growing number of private insurance claims, report finds

By Megan Thielking

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Brain training shows promise as a treatment for veterans’ cognitive problems after TBI

By Sharon Begley

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Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancer

By Associated Press

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Experimental brain-controlled hearing aid can pick out voices in a crowd

By Sharon Begley

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Could an emergency declaration over Ebola make a bad situation worse?

By Helen Branswell

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German ethics council expresses openness to eventual embryo editing

By Sharon Begley

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Hospitals look to computers to predict patient emergencies before they happen

By Casey Ross

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This doctor posted online in favor of immunization. Then vaccine opponents targeted her

By Liz Kowalczyk — Boston Globe

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What a Grand Rabbi’s request might teach us about combating vaccine hesitancy

By Eric Boodman

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Former Red Sox pitcher settles claim with doctor, MGH for $5.1 million

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

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FDA takes new steps to bolster research on pregnant and lactating women

By Megan Thielking

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How genetically engineered viruses — and a rotten eggplant — prolonged a teenager’s life

By Eric Boodman

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Study pulls back curtain on contracts between Coca-Cola and the researchers it funds

By Andrew Joseph

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Many pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, CDC report finds

By Megan Thielking

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WHO broadens the pool of people who can get the Ebola vaccine

By Helen Branswell

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‘On a knife edge’: Ebola outbreak threatens to escalate as violence rises

By Helen Branswell

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Study highlights challenges in using artificial intelligence to personalize cancer treatment

By Casey Ross

In the Lab

You’ve heard of ‘organs on a chip.’ Now ‘tissue chips in space’ test conditions in microgravity

By Shraddha Chakradhar

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Scientists see hope in a rare disease drug Wall Street has all but written off

By Damian Garde

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As measles cases spread, the tinder for more outbreaks is growing

By Helen Branswell

In the Lab

First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer will seek go-ahead from regulators

By Sharon Begley

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Fixing a ‘market failure’: To develop new antibiotics, upend the incentive structure, experts urge

By Meghana Keshavan

California names former Google scientist as the state’s ‘mental health czar’

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Judge rules parents of deceased West Point cadet can decide what happens with his sperm

Google’s AI improves accuracy of lung cancer diagnosis, study shows

Dana-Farber prevails in immunotherapy dispute over patents behind blockbuster drug

Mental health care accounts for a growing number of private insurance claims, report finds

Brain training shows promise as a treatment for veterans’ cognitive problems after TBI

Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancer

Experimental brain-controlled hearing aid can pick out voices in a crowd

Could an emergency declaration over Ebola make a bad situation worse?

German ethics council expresses openness to eventual embryo editing

Hospitals look to computers to predict patient emergencies before they happen

This doctor posted online in favor of immunization. Then vaccine opponents targeted her

What a Grand Rabbi’s request might teach us about combating vaccine hesitancy

Former Red Sox pitcher settles claim with doctor, MGH for $5.1 million

FDA takes new steps to bolster research on pregnant and lactating women

How genetically engineered viruses — and a rotten eggplant — prolonged a teenager’s life

Study pulls back curtain on contracts between Coca-Cola and the researchers it funds

Many pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, CDC report finds

WHO broadens the pool of people who can get the Ebola vaccine

‘On a knife edge’: Ebola outbreak threatens to escalate as violence rises

Study highlights challenges in using artificial intelligence to personalize cancer treatment

You’ve heard of ‘organs on a chip.’ Now ‘tissue chips in space’ test conditions in microgravity

Scientists see hope in a rare disease drug Wall Street has all but written off

As measles cases spread, the tinder for more outbreaks is growing

First U.S. use of CRISPR to directly target cancer will seek go-ahead from regulators

Fixing a ‘market failure’: To develop new antibiotics, upend the incentive structure, experts urge

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