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For your consideration, here are five standout editions from 2018:
- Friday, Feb. 9: Government shuts down briefly, norovirus at the Olympics, & modified mosquitoes
- Thursday, March 22: Spending bill unveiled, ‘right to try’ passed, & a new CDC director
- Monday, Oct. 1: Nobel Prize in medicine, research on pregnant women, & cancer survival rates
- Monday, Oct. 15: CDC removed Ebola response staff in DRC, Azar talks drug prices, & e-cig marketing
- Wednesday, Nov. 7: Election rundown, more polio-like illnesses, & blood pressure problems
The complete Morning Rounds archive can be found here.