The Disputed Death of an 8-Year-Old Whose Organs Were Donated
The hospital used a once-controversial but increasingly common donation procedure.
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Elaina Natario / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Therapy for Everybody
In Appalachia, a primary-care clinic offers quick bursts of psychotherapy on the spot.
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sashahaltam; mamagio; Yongcharoen_kittiyaporn; bright / Shutterstock / David ... The Injection That Melts a Double Chin
A noninvasive, nonsurgical procedure is enticing customers who might not otherwise seek out cosmetic treatments.
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AP Most People Identify as Huggers, Rarely Hug
On the basic social disconnection that underlies addiction
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Bobby Yip / Reuters To Remember Random Errands, Turn Them Into a Story
A memory trick that plays on the human brain’s innate desire for narrative.
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Charles Rex Arbogast / AP How a Chicago Program Cut Violent Arrests in Half
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks emotional well-being can help reduce gun deaths.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty The Church of CrossFit
Gyms and other secular communities are starting to fill spiritual and social needs for many nonreligious people.
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Anthony Fauci on Americans' Overblown Fear of Pandemics
Recalling the Ebola outbreak of 2014, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, lamented…
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Pete Lomchid / Getty Nature Therapy Is a Privilege
Science is learning more about the health benefits of going outside—at a time when access to wild spaces is ever-more unequal.
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Oli Scarff / Getty Testosterone Wars
A seller of dietary supplements is succeeding by promising power to the aggrieved.
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James Hamblin Let Us Stand on Planes, and Other Health Ideas in Progress
Thoughts that will not be featured at the Aspen Ideas Festival
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Perilous Path Ahead for the Senate Health-Care Bill
The long-awaited proposal begins with few friends and many critics—on the right, the center, and the left. But the chilly reception doesn’t mean the legislation is doomed.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic How Two Common Medications Became One $455 Million Specialty Pill
After I was prescribed a brand-name drug I didn’t need and given a coupon to cover the out-of-pocket costs, I discovered yet another reason why Americans pay too much for health care.
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Graham Roumieu What Is the Most Underappreciated Medical Invention in History?
A big question
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Vincent Fournier Hunting for Antibiotics in the World’s Dirtiest Places
“Compost bin. Pig trough. Dog-food bowl. Laptop keyboard.”
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How to Fight Superbugs
One scientist’s solution to drug-resistant bacteria
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KCNA / Reuters What Happened to Otto Warmbier?
What we know of the medical case of the young American who was imprisoned in North Korea
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Timothy J. Gonzalez / AP The Surprising Effect of Marijuana Legalization on College Students
After Oregon legalized the drug, its use went up—but mainly among teens who also binge-drink.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Top Republicans Tell Trump: Make Obamacare Work, for Now
With Democrats accusing the administration of sabotaging the health law, two GOP committee chairmen urge the president to continue payments to insurers that could shore up the insurance market.
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Getty A Tiny Tweak to Gut Bacteria Can Extend an Animal’s Life
…at least in worms. Would it work in humans?
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP How Democrats Would Fix Obamacare
They’ve said if Republicans dropped their repeal demand, they’d be willing to help repair the law. Here are some of their ideas.
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Elaina Natario / Katie Martin / The Atlantic How We Spend $3,400,000,000,000
Why more than half of America's healthcare spending goes to five percent of patients
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Polygraph/Can Stock Photo/Qingwa The Platinum Patients
Each year, one in every 20 Americans racks up just as much in medical bills as another 19 combined. This critical five percent of the U.S. population is key to solving the nation's health care spending crisis.
