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Clarence Hogan
Politics

Drug costs plague seniors, but legislative relief may be elusive

By Robert Weisman — Boston Globe

Purdue Pharma headquarters
Health

Judge will rule next week on media request to disclose allegations against Purdue Pharma

By Andrew Joseph

Using VR to see cancer
Play
Health

Watch: He wanted to see his cancer from the inside. With virtual reality, he can

By Dominic Smith

Pregnancy test
Health

Pregnancy reported in the first known trial of ‘three-person IVF’ for infertility

By Emily Mullin

Flu imprint in childhood
Health

Flu science points to another culprit when vaccines fail — us

By Helen Branswell

Neuromodulation
Health

Once a last resort, this pain therapy is getting a new life amid the opioid crisis

By Casey Ross

WHO nurses Congo vaccine
Health

A spot of good news in an Ebola crisis: Vaccine supplies are expected to last

By Helen Branswell

DAVOS
Health

Top names in health and medicine gather in Davos for World Economic Forum

By Megan Thielking

China Gene Edited Babies
Health

China says doctor who claimed using CRISPR to make gene-edited babies acted on his own

By Associated Press

Purdue Pharmaceuticals
Health

Tufts to review ties to Purdue Pharma after ‘deeply troubling’ disclosures

By Andrew Joseph

Politics

Medicare experiment could put more pressure on insurers to save money on prescription drugs

By Ike Swetlitz

Akili Interactive Labs
Health

How sound in a video game ‘helps the medicine go down’ for kids with ADHD

By Rebecca Robbins, Damian Garde, and Adam Feuerstein

Herd Immunity
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Health

Watch: The herd to the rescue: How an invisible shield can keep us healthy

By Helen Branswell and Alex Hogan

Oxycodone prescription and bottle
Health

Researchers see possible link between opioids, birth defect

By Associated Press

Digital pill illustration part deux
Health

A ‘digital pill’ for cancer patients is rolled out for the first time, in hopes of improving outcomes

By Rebecca Robbins

MGH
Health

Purdue cemented ties with universities and hospitals to expand opioid sales, documents contend

By Andrew Joseph

Healey
Health

‘A blizzard of prescriptions’: Documents reveal new details about Purdue’s marketing of OxyContin

By Andrew Joseph

Purdue Pharmaceuticals
Health

Purdue appeals order to unseal OxyContin records to Kentucky Supreme Court

By Andrew Joseph

Family life in China
Health

Family duty is a powerful force in China. Is that why so many couples signed up for the ‘CRISPR babies’ experiment?

By Wendy Tang

2018 flu patient
Health

Up to 7 million have had flu this season, CDC says

By Helen Branswell

Samsung Bot Care robot
Health

Digital health is attracting huge investments, but will patients buy it?

By Casey Ross

A Joy for All Companion Pet
Health

With the search for Alzheimer’s drugs foundering, tech firms try to offer solutions

By Casey Ross

Chemotherapy infusion
Health

U.S. cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of decline

By Associated Press

Nelson Vergel
Health

‘Left behind’: Drug companies and researchers have overlooked patients who don’t respond to HIV meds

By Apoorva Mandavilli

Many faces concept illustration
Health

With just a photo, this algorithm can do more than spot a possible genetic condition — it can suggest a cause

By Kate Sheridan

Health

At glitzy Vegas tech show, chronic-disease gadgets to take center stage

By Casey Ross

STAT SPOTLIGHT
Health

Startup Spotlight: Vedanta Biosciences eyes large-scale clinical trials for microbiome drugs

By Kate Sheridan

Ebola vaccination team
Health

WHO’s Tedros: Experimental Ebola vaccine in the DRC has saved countless lives

By Helen Branswell

Newborn baby
Health

A deep dive into newborns’ DNA can reveal potential disease risks — but is the testing worth it?

By Andrew Joseph

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