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What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like?
Smell was certainly an important part of dinosaur life. What do we know about it?
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Eye of the Storm
A Rogues’ Gallery of the Five Category 5 Storms of 2019
The two Atlantic Category 5 hurricanes and three Northwest Pacific Category 5 super typhoons of 2019 set records
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Glutamate Built the Brain—Can It Treat It, Too?
A complex natural signaling system could help address impulse-control disorders
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Treating Chronic Pain in the Right Place: Remotely
Research into brain mechanisms is resulting in new options for patients
Sexual Harassment Is Still the Norm in Health Care
If you can’t think of a high-profile doctor who got “taken down” by the #MeToo movement, it’s not for a lack of perpetrators
How to Outsmart Superbugs
We know what to do but must get better at applying what we know
The Woman Who Founded Industrial Medicine
Pathologist Alice Hamilton was among the first to focus attention on the dangers of lead, explosives and noxious chemicals in the workplace
The Headless, Legless Pregnancy Bump
Images featured in stories about childbearing almost inevitably leave out the rest of a woman’s body, and it’s dehumanizing
What Is Death, Exactly?
Even in a hospital setting, the answer is far from straightforward
Doctors Should Care for Patients and Social Justice
Medical students must be taught to address systemic problems that contribute to poor health
Are Antibiotics Damaging Your Family’s Health?
The CDC calls their misuse “one of the most serious public health problems in the United States”
Living with Infectious Mosquitoes
Thailand is trying to communicate the risk through museum exhibitions
How Can We Reverse the Decline in Breast Cancer Screening?
Making it more convenient and less painful would be a great start
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