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How Big Data Can Catch Oxycontin Abusers and Bad Docs
A team of forensic experts are trying to stanch the flow of prescription drugs into the black market.
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A team of forensic experts are trying to stanch the flow of prescription drugs into the black market.
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Between 70 and 85 percent of women in the U.S. confronted with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome choose abortion -- but that number used to be higher.
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Robot-assisted hysterectomy became 20 times more common between 2007 and 2010.
Alexis Madrigal
A philosopher argues that taking love-altering substances might not just be a good idea, but a moral obligation.
Daniel Mall
Designers dreamed up patient records that can actually help and serve patients.
This gizmo gets my prize for most horrifying/fascinating thing to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Dr. Zander started a movement for movement itself.
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New super-thin mesh has the potential to be inserted into a woman's vagina to provide barely detectable contraception and HIV protection for several days.
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Parents-to-be can now safely determine their baby's gender, father, and certain chromosomal abnormalities during the first trimester.
GE
The interactive anatomy tool that facilitates patient-doctor communication and is also "social media ready"
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We may be closer than most realize to significant increases in life expectancy.
The world may never run out of oil—and the consequences could be dire. Plus: avoiding the worst parts of death, Henry Kissinger's statesmanship, reconsidering hair metal, and more.
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