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By  Megan Thielking

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FDA Headquarters
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Experts eye marijuana-based drug & new clues about mysterious appetite-suppressing hormone

By Megan Thielking

Malaria Mosquitoes
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States take on drug price transparency & a call to action to curb malaria cases

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Google reinstates rehab ads & millions misuse prescription stimulants

By Megan Thielking

Escherichia coli
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Disease detectives convene & a puzzling E. coli outbreak

By Megan Thielking

Marijuana
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A health care fugitive & pot prevalence among working adults

By Megan Thielking

FDA campus
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FDA investigating unauthorized trial & STAT reviews The Rock’s CRISPR movie

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Physician pay gaps & curbing salt consumption

By Megan Thielking

Kratom
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FDA restricts Essure sales & salmonella outbreak linked to kratom continues to spread

By Megan Thielking

HHS headquarters
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Feds crack down on health care fraud & how one state is overhauling mental health care

By Megan Thielking

California Tobacco Tax
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New cancer atlas & tobacco cessation shortcomings

By Megan Thielking

Tanning Bed
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Cancer screenings after tanning & mimicking heart tissue

By Megan Thielking

Kratom capsules
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Two tribes file opioid suits & FDA forces recall of kratom due to salmonella risk

By Megan Thielking

Doctor and patient
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MIT cuts ties with brain preservation startup & paying for primary care

By Megan Thielking

Pregnant stock
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OB-GYNs take on immigration policy for pregnant women

By Megan Thielking

Sodium
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FDA’s new nutrition push & chameleon copycats

By Megan Thielking

David Shulkin
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VA secretary ousted & breaking down bacterial walls

By Megan Thielking

World Health Organization
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Infectious disease deaths fall & WHO’s emergency fund gets a boost

By Megan Thielking

E-cigarette
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Fuel for the e-cigarette debate & a microglia discovery

By Andrew Joseph

hoverboard
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Healthiest U.S. communities & hoverboard injuries

By Andrew Joseph

21st Century Cures Senate
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Congress passes spending bill & the culprit behind faulty blood lead level tests

By Megan Thielking

CDC Director Robert Redfield Jr.
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Spending bill unveiled, ‘right to try’ passed, & a new CDC director

By Megan Thielking

Capitol Building
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A spending bill update & patient info in recycling bins

By Megan Thielking

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Abortion case at SCOTUS & heart health disparities

By Megan Thielking

Opioid Tablets
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Trump’s opioid plan & a round two for ‘right to try’

By Megan Thielking

Alcohol Sales
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Drug ads for doctors & binge drinking among adults

By Megan Thielking

Theranos
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Top health officials talk budgets on Capitol Hill & what to know about Theranos

By Megan Thielking

Drug Pricing
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Why health spending is so high & OB-GYNs on Capitol Hill

By Megan Thielking

Plavix
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‘Right to try’ slated for vote & study finds generic drug works just as well as Plavix

By Megan Thielking

Capitol Building
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Equipment failure at California fertility clinic & House set to vote on ‘right-to-try’ bill

By Megan Thielking

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