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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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.
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Cristina Quicler / Getty Quit Social Media Every Other Day
One approach for people interested in breaking a compulsive checking habit
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Michael Friberg The Smartphone Psychiatrist
Frustrated by the failures in his field, Tom Insel, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, is now trying to reduce the world’s anguish through the devices in people’s pockets.
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Eric Draper / Reuters New Mexico's Contentious 'Pot Powwow'
A cannabis company believes the pot industry could save tribal nations from poverty. But many argue it would only make a drug problem worse.
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University of Mississippi Medical Center The Plan for 7,000 Bodies Discovered Under a Mississippi Campus
The unmarked graves belong to patients who died in a state asylum.
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Krishnendu Halder / Reuters Is Fear of Flying Contagious?
Trapped in a metal tube in the sky, I might be spreading my anxiety to those around me.
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Edgard Garrido / Reuters Our Searches, Ourselves
Google reveals the truth about people’s romantic insecurities.
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Hummer; Don Farrall / Getty / Katie Martin ... The Ice Guru in Brooklyn
Why people are following a leader who can teach them how to be cold
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AP / Andrew Harnik The FDA Just Asked to Pull an Opioid Painkiller Off the Market
It’s the first time the agency has asked to remove an opioid over public health fears.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic The Man Behind Trump's Religious-Freedom Agenda for Health Care
Roger Severino, the devout, conservative head of civil-rights enforcement at HHS, shows the power of behind-the-scenes figures in a dysfunctional Washington.
