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Health

Top U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients

By Rebecca Robbins

Gingipains in the brain
Biotech

An old idea that’s gaining new traction: curing Alzheimer’s by targeting gum-disease bacteria

By Sharon Begley

Health

Ebola outbreak spreads to third province in eastern Congo

By Associated Press

In the Lab

The entire human brain in ‘unprecedented’ detail, thanks to powerful MRI

By Sharon Begley

Human Embryo
In the Lab

For rules on creating ‘CRISPR babies’ from edited embryos, scientists call a do-over

By Sharon Begley

Greg Friberg
Biotech

How Amgen plans to BiTE into CAR-T’s hype

By Rebecca Robbins, Adam Feuerstein, and Damian Garde

Vinay K. Prasad
Heavyweights

Did he really just tweet that? Dr. Vinay Prasad takes on Big Pharma, Big Medicine, and his own colleagues — with glee

By Meghana Keshavan

Bird's eye view
First Opinion

A bird’s-eye view of clinical trials provides new perspectives on drug research and development

By Spencer Phillips Hey

Trump shadow
First Opinion

I used applied psychoanalysis to assess President Trump. The diagnosis is frightening

By Justin A. Frank

Vaccine Myths
Hospitals

Doctor’s anti-vaccine claims ignite PR firestorm for Cleveland Clinic

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

By decoding flickering brain signals, scientists envision a new way to detect consciousness

By Eric Boodman

polarized RPE monolayer on a biodegradable scaffold
In the Lab

Macular degeneration trial will be first human test in U.S. of Nobel-winning stem cell technique

By Sharon Begley

Diazepam & Alprazolam
Health

More than just an opioid crisis: Deaths from anti-anxiety drugs are on the rise, too

By Leah Samuel

Women supporting women
Health Tech

One health care startup at a time, this venture capitalist wants to harness the investing power of women

By Megan Thielking

Lobotomy illustration
First Opinion

Not all there: My mother’s lobotomy

By Mona Gable

Carrot stick
First Opinion

Pay for performance: a dangerous health policy fad that won’t die

By Kip Sullivan and Stephen Soumerai

Buprenorphine as Methadone Alternative
Health

FDA approves Indivior’s monthly injection to treat opioid addiction

By Max Blau

Human B Lymphocyte
In the Lab

Vaccines don’t work against some viruses. CRISPR might one day fix that

By Sharon Begley

Roche headquarters
Biotech

Roche drug approval offers a glimpse at the future of cancer treatment

By Matthew Herper

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