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For the first time, over half of people worldwide with HIV taking AIDS drugs

By Associated Press

First Opinion

It’s time to break down the wall between dentistry and medicine

By R. Bruce Donoff

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Pharma

GSK will explore extending its meningitis vaccine to gonorrhea

By Helen Branswell

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In the Lab

How live animal markets create a perfect storm for bird flu

By Helen Branswell

Health

House panel seeks to block FDA e-cigarette rules

By Associated Press

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Accidental effect of fewer Pap screenings: more cases of undiagnosed chlamydia

By Catherine Caruso

Health

More opioids were prescribed here per person than anywhere else in the U.S.

By Andrew Joseph

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First Opinion

Attacks in Syria and Yemen are turning disease into a weapon of war

By Homer Venters

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Health

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald is named new CDC director

By Helen Branswell

Health

Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks, experts say

By Associated Press

Health

As new and lethal opioids flood U.S. streets, crime labs race to identify them

First Opinion

New WHO leader should focus on the crushing burden of noncommunicable diseases and injuries

By Gene Bukhman and Chelsea Clinton

Health

Emergency polio vaccinations considered in Raqqa following new report of paralysis

By Helen Branswell

First Opinion

Mental health should be a priority for WHO’s new director-general

By Dixon Chibanda

Health

Tests for Lyme disease miss many early cases — but a new approach could help

By Catherine Caruso

Health

A ‘monumental effort’ revisited: New Ebola exhibit captures the intensity of the response to the crisis

By Helen Branswell

Special Report

The game changers: 12 bold attempts to slow the opioid epidemic

First Opinion

More than waste and inefficiency, poverty fuels rising health care costs

By Joseph Valenti

Health

The flu vaccine nasal spray is out for next season, as expert committee deems it ineffective

By Helen Branswell

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Shootings kill or injure 19 U.S. children each day

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China bans more synthetic opioids blamed for U.S. drug deaths

By Associated Press

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Treating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why

By Megan Thielking

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No longer the hot new thing? Teen vaping falls, study says

By Associated Press

Pharma

When will the HIV prevention pill go generic? Teva won’t say, pointing to a confidential settlement

By Rebecca Robbins

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Snakebite finally makes a WHO list of top global health priorities

By Usha Lee McFarling

Pharma

Gilead’s HIV prevention pill will be going generic. How far will Teva drop the price?

By Rebecca Robbins

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Citing cost, WHO rejects request to add some insulins to essential medicines list

By Ed Silverman

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