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How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected

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How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected

Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

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Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

At Age 71, She Has Never Felt Pain or Anxiety

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At Age 71, She Has Never Felt Pain or Anxiety

New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors

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New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors

Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

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Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

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Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, F.D.A. Proposes

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Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, F.D.A. Proposes

What Happens if Obamacare Is Struck Down?

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What Happens if Obamacare Is Struck Down?

Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit

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Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit

Two Top Medical Groups Call for Soda Taxes and Advertising Curbs on Sugary Drinks

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Two Top Medical Groups Call for Soda Taxes and Advertising Curbs on Sugary Drinks

Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

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Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

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Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Settle Lawsuits Over Xarelto, a Blood Thinner, for $775 Million

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Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Settle Lawsuits Over Xarelto, a Blood Thinner, for $775 Million

For Many Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Bright Hope Lies Just Beyond Reach

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For Many Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Bright Hope Lies Just Beyond Reach

Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History’

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Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History’

Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

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Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

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Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.

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A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.

A Twin Inside a Twin: In Colombia, an Extraordinary Birth

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A Twin Inside a Twin: In Colombia, an Extraordinary Birth

F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

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F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

W.H.O. Panel Demands a Registry for Human Gene Editing

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W.H.O. Panel Demands a Registry for Human Gene Editing

F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

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F.D.A. Approves First Drug for Postpartum Depression

Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review

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Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review

Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review

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Reports of Breast Implant Illnesses Prompt Federal Review

Daily Low-Dose Aspirin No Longer Recommended by Doctors, if You’re Healthy

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Daily Low-Dose Aspirin No Longer Recommended by Doctors, if You’re Healthy

Trump Plans to End the AIDS Epidemic. In Places Like Mississippi, Obstacles Are Everywhere.

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Trump Plans to End the AIDS Epidemic. In Places Like Mississippi, Obstacles Are Everywhere.

Ebola Epidemic in Congo Could Last Another Year, C.D.C. Director Warns

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Ebola Epidemic in Congo Could Last Another Year, C.D.C. Director Warns

Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Not Need Open-Heart Surgery

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Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Not Need Open-Heart Surgery

Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment.

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Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment.

Older Americans Are Awash in Antibiotics

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Older Americans Are Awash in Antibiotics

Tobacco, E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits

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Tobacco, E-Cigarette Lobbyists Circle as F.D.A. Chief Exits

How Big Tobacco Hooked Children on Sugary Drinks

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How Big Tobacco Hooked Children on Sugary Drinks

Flashing Lights and Sounds Improve Memory and Learning Skills in Mice

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Flashing Lights and Sounds Improve Memory and Learning Skills in Mice

F.D.A. Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers

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F.D.A. Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers

New Generic Blood Pressure Drug Is Approved to Relieve Shortages

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New Generic Blood Pressure Drug Is Approved to Relieve Shortages

Trump’s Proposed Budget Undermines His H.I.V. Plan, Experts Say

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Trump’s Proposed Budget Undermines His H.I.V. Plan, Experts Say

National Cancer Chief Named as Acting Head of the F.D.A.

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National Cancer Chief Named as Acting Head of the F.D.A.

UnitedHealthcare Will Expand a Drug Discount Program Aimed at Lowering Consumer Costs

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UnitedHealthcare Will Expand a Drug Discount Program Aimed at Lowering Consumer Costs

Pillsbury Flour, Nearly 500,000 Pounds, Is Recalled Over Salmonella Trace

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Pillsbury Flour, Nearly 500,000 Pounds, Is Recalled Over Salmonella Trace

Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared.

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Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared.

Cancer Patients Are Getting Robotic Surgery. There’s No Evidence It’s Better.

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Cancer Patients Are Getting Robotic Surgery. There’s No Evidence It’s Better.

Scientists Are Gaining Ground Against AIDS

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Scientists Are Gaining Ground Against AIDS

We Broke the Same Bone. My Recovery Was a Breeze, Hers an Ordeal. Why?

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We Broke the Same Bone. My Recovery Was a Breeze, Hers an Ordeal. Why?

Congratulations, It’s Twins. The Doctor Is Perplexed.

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Congratulations, It’s Twins. The Doctor Is Perplexed.

Doctors Welcome New Depression Drug, Cautiously

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Doctors Welcome New Depression Drug, Cautiously

For Alex Trebek, the Toughest Question: Can He Face Down Pancreatic Cancer?

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For Alex Trebek, the Toughest Question: Can He Face Down Pancreatic Cancer?

Efforts to Contain Ebola Epidemic Are Faltering, Aid Leader Warns

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Efforts to Contain Ebola Epidemic Are Faltering, Aid Leader Warns

The Imposing Venture of 3 Corporate Giants Gets a Not-So-Imposing New Name

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The Imposing Venture of 3 Corporate Giants Gets a Not-So-Imposing New Name

W.H.O. Chief Plans to Reorganize a Vast Bureaucracy

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W.H.O. Chief Plans to Reorganize a Vast Bureaucracy

Good News: Opioid Prescribing Fell. The Bad? Pain Patients Suffer, Doctors Say.

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Good News: Opioid Prescribing Fell. The Bad? Pain Patients Suffer, Doctors Say.