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Fall of Watson
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Once billed as a revolution in medicine, IBM’s Watson Health is sold off in parts

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Researching collagen to help his achy knees, a statistician explores the painfully weak evidence

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Using force crossed my mind when examining a defiant young patient. A short story made me take a breath

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Biotech stocks are a dumpster fire. An analyst explains what’s going on

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Pharma

Building on a study of Covid drugs, scientists launch effort to accelerate clinical trials for other diseases

By Matthew Herper

Health

After Omicron, we could use a break. We may just get it

By Helen Branswell

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First Opinion

We all need help working through grief and hardship

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Health

New data show those who recovered from Covid-19 were less likely than vaccinated to get infected during Delta wave

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Biotech

Did veteran drug developer Hal Barron accomplish his mission at GSK?

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Health Tech

The sale of Watson Health assets ends a dark chapter for IBM. For its buyer, the opportunity looks brighter

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In the Lab

Strong new evidence suggests a virus triggers multiple sclerosis

By Megan Molteni

Health

Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection

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mental health app use
Health Tech

What types of mental health apps actually work? A sweeping new analysis finds the data is sparse

By Mario Aguilar

In the Lab

Kisses, licks, and drool: Study shows how ‘saliva sharing’ shapes babies’ understanding of the closest relationships

By Andrew Joseph

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Health

Comparing the Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson

By Helen Branswell

Health

The Covid-19 Tracker

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Pfizer freezer farm
Special Report

The story of mRNA: How a once-dismissed idea became a leading technology in the Covid vaccine race

By Damian Garde — STAT and Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

Health Tech

For doctors drowning in emails, one health system’s new strategy: pay for replies

By Mohana Ravindranath

In the Lab

Most advanced lab-grown human embryos prompt a pressing question: Are they getting too real?

By Megan Molteni