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FDA Approves First Drug Derived from Marijuana
The approval of Epidiolex® is a major milestone in bringing safe, effective cannabinoid-based medications to patients
No More Chicken Soup: Data Is the Answer to Fighting the Flu
Computational approaches can help fulfill the promise of creating a universal flu vaccine
Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Young Adults
They're reluctant to have invasive colonoscopies, but a simple blood test could improve compliance
Shouldn't Americans Care That Their Country Is Killing as Well as Imprisoning Kids?
Americans objecting to U.S. detainment of children at borders should also protest killing of kids overseas
Could Artificial Intelligence Take the Art out of Medicine?
As health care becomes more complex, technological and data-driven, there’s a risk physicians will lose some of their autonomy
In the Battle against Lyme Disease, the Ticks Are Winning
The illness is still widely and falsely believed, even by doctors, to be easy to diagnose and readily treatable
How Google Could Help End War
By renouncing military contracts, Google could catalyze a much-needed discussion about how the U.S. and other nations can move beyond militarism
Children, Fatal Illness and the Nature of Suffering
How can multiple parties with a child’s best interest in mind disagree so violently about whether he or she is in distress?
Watch the Life Cycle of HIV in Colorful New Detail
Animation software brings together data to tell a molecular story
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