Colorectal Cancer Is Killing More 20 to 30-Year-Olds. We Have Some Clues About Why

Colorectal Cancer Is Killing More 20 to 30-Year-Olds. We Have Some Clues About Why
The burden of the disease is shifting to younger generations — and puzzling researchers.

March 31, 2019 at 04:51PM
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How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected

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Scandinavia May Not Be The Happiest Place On Earth After All

Scandinavia May Not Be The Happiest Place On Earth After All
A recent study shows people living in parts of southern Europe have a higher mental well-being than those living in the north.

March 30, 2019 at 02:53PM
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Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

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Ranking Juices By How Healthy They Are

Ranking Juices By How Healthy They Are
Surprise! Most juices are less fix-all tonics, more sugar-overdose fructose bombs.

March 29, 2019 at 05:15PM
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The Benefits Of Chronic Illness

The Benefits Of Chronic Illness
The sickly writer is a staple, a cliché, of literary history, enduring and strangely compelling.

March 29, 2019 at 05:15PM
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I Got An Apple Watch — And Now I Have A Cardiologist

I Got An Apple Watch — And Now I Have A Cardiologist
I now have a cardiologist. That isn't a statement I was planning to make in my forties. But there it is. And it's only true because of Apple Watch.

March 29, 2019 at 02:23PM
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A Documentary About Identical Twin Brothers Who Look Nothing Alike

A Documentary About Identical Twin Brothers Who Look Nothing Alike
The Pearson brothers were born with the same DNA and suffer from the same rare condition but they look and live so very differently.

March 29, 2019 at 02:16PM
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The 'Dwarf Fortress' Creators Weren't in it For Money, But Now They Need It

The 'Dwarf Fortress' Creators Weren't in it For Money, But Now They Need It
For 12 years, "Dwarf Fortress" has been a free video game. It's finally coming to Steam, but only after rising health care costs forced their hand.

March 29, 2019 at 02:10AM
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My Quest To Understand What Caused My Children's Birth Defects

My Quest To Understand What Caused My Children's Birth Defects
A journey into my family history, the chemical industry and genetics.

March 28, 2019 at 07:33PM
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New York Sues Sackler Family Members And Drug Distributors

New York Sues Sackler Family Members And Drug Distributors
New York State laid out one of the most detailed and sweeping legal cases yet against the family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid OxyContin, as well as the companies that distributed alarming amounts of prescription painkillers.

March 28, 2019 at 06:28PM
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At Age 71, She Has Never Felt Pain or Anxiety

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New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors

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The Worrisome Rise Of Direct-To-Consumer Medicine

The Worrisome Rise Of Direct-To-Consumer Medicine
Web-based health care could break down barriers to access. But it could also break down doctor-patient relationships.

March 28, 2019 at 02:10PM
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The Life Expectancy Gap Between The Longest-Living And Shortest-Living County Of Each State, Visualized

The Life Expectancy Gap Between The Longest-Living And Shortest-Living County Of Each State, Visualized
In some states, the gaps in life expectancy are shockingly high.

March 28, 2019 at 12:55PM
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A Job-Scarce Town Struggles With Arkansas's First-In-Nation Medicaid Work Rules

A Job-Scarce Town Struggles With Arkansas's First-In-Nation Medicaid Work Rules
This community provides an early reality check on how hard it is to carry out President Trump's vision of a social safety net that requires most able-bodied people to work, or try to work, in exchange for government health benefits.

March 28, 2019 at 12:55PM
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Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

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What It's Like Using the Internet When You Have OCD

What It's Like Using the Internet When You Have OCD
For some people with OCD, it can make the internet an incredibly stressful, unhealthy and, in some cases, dangerous place to be.

March 27, 2019 at 11:54PM
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Judge Blocks Work Requirements for Medicaid Recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky

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Male Birth Control Could Actually Happen. But Do Men Want It?

Male Birth Control Could Actually Happen. But Do Men Want It?
Some 400 couples, in nine cities worldwide, have worked a contraceptive gel into their daily routines. It is one of the largest investigations into hormonal male contraception ever.

March 27, 2019 at 07:41PM
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Mammogram Centers Must Tell Women if They Have Dense Breasts, F.D.A. Proposes

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Here's Why Young Blood Transfusions Are Overhyped

Here's Why Young Blood Transfusions Are Overhyped
One of the leading companies in young blood transfusion was "sketchy at best" about the science — to the point where the scientists whose work it drew on got concerned. Then, the FDA entered the picture.

March 27, 2019 at 12:50PM
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The True Dollar Cost Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement

The True Dollar Cost Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement
Every grave illness and death is an individual tragedy, but the cost of vaccine hesitancy also enforces a shared public toll.

March 26, 2019 at 11:58PM
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What Happens if Obamacare Is Struck Down?

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Purdue Pharma Will Settle Major Opioid Lawsuit

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This Drug Can Stop Mothers Bleeding To Death In Childbirth — So Why Can't More Women Get It?

This Drug Can Stop Mothers Bleeding To Death In Childbirth — So Why Can't More Women Get It?
We now know there's a cheap, safe treatment that could save thousands of lives each year. But those who need it can't always access it.

March 26, 2019 at 01:00PM
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US pediatricians are sounding the alarm on soda, calling for sugar taxes

US pediatricians are sounding the alarm on soda, calling for sugar taxes
The US organization representing doctors that care for children is taking a public stand against sugary drinks.

March 26, 2019 at 02:15AM
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Two Top Medical Groups Call for Soda Taxes and Advertising Curbs on Sugary Drinks

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Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

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Women at Breast Implant Hearing Call for Disclosure of Safety Risks

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Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Settle Lawsuits Over Xarelto, a Blood Thinner, for $775 Million

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Heartburn Gave My Dad Cancer. What About the Rest Of Us?

Heartburn Gave My Dad Cancer. What About the Rest Of Us?
Esophageal cancer related to chronic acid reflux is among the fastest-growing cancers in the US. Diet and weight are likely culprits, but what else?

March 25, 2019 at 03:46PM
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How Should I Deal With A Neighbor Who Thinks I'm Faking My Need For A Wheelchair, And Other Advice Column Questions

How Should I Deal With A Neighbor Who Thinks I'm Faking My Need For A Wheelchair, And Other Advice Column Questions
A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.​​

March 25, 2019 at 12:36PM
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For Many Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Bright Hope Lies Just Beyond Reach

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What You Don't Know About Your Health Data Will Make You Sick

What You Don't Know About Your Health Data Will Make You Sick
You can't opt out of a shadowy system that's hungry to know everything about your health. Without knowing it, you may have opted-in to share even more.

March 23, 2019 at 09:55PM
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Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History’

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Where The Hell Is Birth Control For Men?

Where The Hell Is Birth Control For Men?
For years, headlines have promised birth control for cis men is just around the corner. The truth is more complicated.

March 22, 2019 at 08:41PM
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The 7-Eleven Of The Future Is An Organic Hellscape Of Turmeric Slurpees

The 7-Eleven Of The Future Is An Organic Hellscape Of Turmeric Slurpees
As America's obsession with wellness and "clean eating" shows no signs of slowing down, the chain wants to figure out how to change customers' perceptions that convenience food doesn't always have to be deep-fried or nutritionally sketchy.

March 22, 2019 at 08:41PM
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Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

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Can We Get Better at Forgetting?

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The Mystery Of Morning Neck Pain

The Mystery Of Morning Neck Pain
After waking up with a searing pain that radiates down to my shoulders, I hunt for the culprit.

March 22, 2019 at 03:04PM
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Losing A Lot Of Weight Is The Dumbest Kind Of Suffering, And Other Facts

Losing A Lot Of Weight Is The Dumbest Kind Of Suffering, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Losing 25 pounds in 6 weeks is not healthy or smart, riding the train across the country is a great idea and the most ambitious scooter ride ever attempted.

March 22, 2019 at 12:55PM
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A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.

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Five Women On What It's Actually Like To Have Universal Health Care

Five Women On What It's Actually Like To Have Universal Health Care
We talked to women in five countries with universal health care systems — Canada, Iceland, Taiwan, Australia and the UK — about their daily interactions with their country's medical systems.

March 22, 2019 at 12:17AM
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A Battle For My Life

A Battle For My Life
I had just finished filming Season 1 of "Game of Thrones." Then I was struck with the first of two aneurysms.

March 21, 2019 at 10:14PM
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There's No Mandatory Retirement Age For Surgeons — Should You Be Worried About That?

There's No Mandatory Retirement Age For Surgeons — Should You Be Worried About That?
Air traffic controllers must retire by age 56. Commercial pilots are ordered to call it quits by 65. Surgeons, however, have no such mandate. Maybe it's time for that to change.

March 21, 2019 at 03:12PM
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Amy Schumer Speaks Out About Her Husband's Autism Diagnosis

Amy Schumer Speaks Out About Her Husband's Autism Diagnosis
"I think a lot of people resist getting diagnosed because of the stigma...[but] the tools that we've been given have made his life so much better and our marriage and our life more manageable."

March 21, 2019 at 02:13PM
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Her Time

Her Time
Debra Koosed was diagnosed with dementia at 65. That's when she decided she no longer wanted to live.

March 21, 2019 at 12:19PM
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A Twin Inside a Twin: In Colombia, an Extraordinary Birth

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Jenny McCarthy's Autism Charity Has Helped Its Board Members Make Money Off Dangerous, Discredited Ideas

Jenny McCarthy's Autism Charity Has Helped Its Board Members Make Money Off Dangerous, Discredited Ideas
A deep dive into the world of Generation Rescue has revealed that the organization doesn't just promote ineffective or medically unproven or downright debunked treatments for autism: The organization and the people associated with it profit from them, too.

March 20, 2019 at 10:51PM
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