The Conversation

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What’s wrong with those anti-vaxxers? They're just like the rest of us

The U.S. could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t

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U.S. fertility keeps dropping – but there's no reason to panic

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Platelets: The chameleons of cancer biology

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Just 16 minutes of sleep loss can harm work concentration the next day

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No cure for Alzheimer's disease in my lifetime

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Children's Health

A drug for autism? Potential treatment for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome offers clues

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5 things to consider before you hire a tutor for your child

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New cholesterol study may lead you to ask: Pass the eggs, or pass on the eggs?

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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

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Health Insurance

Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

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Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

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Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment, early detection

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Youth mental health crisis in America is real – and staggering

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Are viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?

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5 ways life would be better if it were always daylight saving time

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Your lungs are really amazing. An anatomy professor explains why

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EPA's plan to regulate chemical contaminants in drinking water is a drop in the bucket

Pyt: the Danish word the world needs to combat stress

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Who’s stronger? An immunological battle of the sexes

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Confusing and high bills for cancer patients add to anxiety and suffering

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To feel happier, we have to resolve to the life we evolved to live

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What is frostbite? An ER doc explains

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It's cold! A physiologist explains how to keep your body feeling warm

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Children's Health

Acute flaccid myelitis: What is the polio-like illness paralyzing U.S. children?

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A neuroscientist's tips for a new year tuneup for your brain

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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

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AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

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Smoking rates in U.S. have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?

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Why some love Black Friday shopping and others loathe it

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Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat

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Children's Health

New findings add twist to screen time limit debate

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Family habit of inheriting volunteer roles could help small charities

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Republican women are just fine, thank you, with being Republican

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Dispatches from the morgue: Toxicology tests don't tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic

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The Catholic Church's grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

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Why older skin heals with less scarring

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The blissful and bizarre world of ASMR

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Drexel labs: Spray-on antennas unlock communication of the future

Here's how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what managers can do about it

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5 math skills your child needs to get ready for kindergarten

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