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A new study reports that 32,000 lives could be saved annually if every doctor in the U.S. was female. What can this teach medical institutions about best practices?

Taking pain relief at the first feelings of a headache may mask an underlying condition. Use long-term treatments designed for migraines, says the director of Yale’s Headache and Facial Pain Center.

Hans Rosling was a physician and statistics superstar who advised world leaders and tech tycoons.

A Harvard University study of women finds a link between optimism and risks of dying from a number of diseases.

Harvard bioethics specialist Glenn Cohen considers the complex question of whether humans should mix their genetic material with other animals to create chimeras.

Researchers announce a potential breakthrough in using nanotechnology to fight cancer.

Researchers create tiny implants that promise new medical treatments via breakthrough brain-machine interaction.

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