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Got muscle pain from statins? A cholesterol-lowering alternative might be for you

Future of the COVID pandemic: Scientists say there is still a lot to learn

Can you catch a hidden virus from a dog kiss or a cat cuddle?

This veterinarian says pets have a lot to teach us about love and grief

What went wrong with Britain's National Health Service

Mexican pharmacies are selling pills to laced with deadly fentanyl

3 years after pandemic school closings, how were kids and parents affected?

Why Medicare is suddenly under debate again

Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year

Neurotech could connect our brains to computers. What could go wrong, right?

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'Where is humanity?' ask the helpless doctors of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region

Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment

A New Hippocratic Oath Asks Doctors To Fight Racial Injustice And Misinformation

How a team of Black paramedics set the gold standard for emergency medical response

What's Your Purpose? Finding A Sense Of Meaning In Life Is Linked To Health

U.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins

Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don't Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise

CDC Now Recommends Double-Masking For More Protection Against The Coronavirus

Coronavirus: 14 Deaths Now In U.S.; New Cases In Maryland, Colorado

Doctors With Disabilities Push For Culture Change In Medicine

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