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Special Report

How pharma, under attack from all sides, keeps winning in Washington

By Nicholas Florko and Lev Facher

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In the Lab

Elon Musk wants to test brain-reading implants in paralyzed patients next year

By Rebecca Robbins

Drug Pricing Policy Tracker
Politics

Tracking Washington’s moves on drug pricing

By Nicholas Florko and Lev Facher

HIV-1
In the Lab

HIV’s genetic code, extracted from a nub of tissue, adds to evidence of virus’ emergence in humans a century ago

By Helen Branswell

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Health

Debate over whether to test a second Ebola vaccine turns acrimonious

By Helen Branswell

Virginia Leitner
First Opinion

I get asked a lot about longevity. It helps that I’m 104

By Virginia Leitner

Pills global supply
First Opinion

State drug importation programs will work with the FDA, not outside of it

By Jane Horvath

Definition of health
First Opinion

It’s time to change the definition of ‘health’

By Cara Kiernan Fallon and Jason Karlawish

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Health

New clues on why women’s Alzheimer’s risk differs from men’s

By Associated Press

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Health Tech

5 burning questions about using artificial intelligence to prevent blindness

By Lauren Joseph

Bill Gates STAT
Exclusive

Bill Gates got President Trump fired up about a universal flu vaccine — and also (maybe) got a job offer

By Helen Branswell

Health Tech

How do you make a mental health app people actually want to use? Take a page from podcasts and Pixar

By Megan Thielking

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris
Politics

Kamala Harris becomes the latest Democratic candidate to zero in on drug prices

By Lev Facher

Alzheimer's Blood Test
Health

Scientists close in on blood test for Alzheimer’s

By Associated Press

Human Melanoma Cell
Biotech

In a small study, a cancer vaccine assist beats immunotherapy drugs alone

By Sharon Begley

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Data show pharma saturated U.S. with opioids; Swiss extradite Chinese researcher

By Ed Silverman

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Health Tech

How patient records from one Boston hospital fueled an explosion in AI research in medicine

By Rebecca Robbins

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