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  1. maternal mortality
    There’s a Problem With Elizabeth Warren’s Maternal Mortality PlanTaking money away from low-performing hospitals could harm the patients she wants to help.
    By Sarah Jones
  2. political science
    Trump’s EPA Is Risking the Health of a Generation of American ChildrenThere’s a debate on kids’ health happening at the agency — without the scientists.
    By Stephen S. Hall
  3. abortion rights
    Maybe the Only Way to Know What’s Wrong With Abortion in America Is to Have OneExperience showed me how much I didn’t know.
    By Nona Willis Aronowitz
  4. politics
    Congress Is Giving the Coal Industry a Break, and Sick Miners May Pay the PriceIf Congress doesn’t act by the end of the month, the coal industry will get a tax reduction, slashing funding for miners suffering from black lung.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. global tech
    Solar-Powered Fridges Can Help Stop EpidemicsMuch of the world doesn’t have access to vaccines for one solvable reason: transportation logistics.
    By Christine Ro
  6. social media
    The Thing I Most Crave on Social Media Is an EndingOnline, these days, the feeling of coming to the end of a feed is so rare, so elusive, that encountering it anywhere is immensely satisfying.
    By Cody Brown
  7. global tech
    Fake Pills, Long Waits: Start-ups Trying to Improve Health Care Around the WorldRural communities around the world face problems getting access to treatment. These companies think they can close the gaps.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  8. keep it like a fatsecret
    This Is Hands Down the Best Calorie Counter App, Except for Its NameWhat’s in a name? Quite a bit, it turns out.
    By Jake Swearingen
  9. global tech
    Pregnant Women Can’t Easily Get Checkups in Rural India. This App Helps.SaveMom is a new wearable app that helps expectant mothers in rural areas keep track of their and their baby’s health when doctors are far away.
    By Dan Nosowitz
  10. President’s Medical Report Was Actually Written by Dr. Donald TrumpDr. Harold Bornstein reveals that the then-candidate dictated the infamous letter claiming he would be the “healthiest individual” ever elected.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. 16 Babies Have Been Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects in New York CityIt represents about a quarter of all babies with birth defects related to Zika in the entire United States.
    By Jen Kirby
  12. Sleep Pods Are Making Their Way to the U.S.VIDEO: For those who apparently can’t wait until they get home to take a nap.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  13. A Competitor to the EpiPen Will Go Back on the Market in 2017Will it affect the price of the anti-allergy drug?
    By Jen Kirby
  14. Clinton’s Health Is Not a ‘Real Issue’ Because No Sane Person Would Vote on ItLet’s say Clinton is secretly gravely ill. Who, exactly, would change their vote based on that information?
    By Eric Levitz
  15. This High-Tech Water Bed Makes You Feel Like You’re Floating’70s bachelor pad decor makes a souped-up comeback.
    By Adam Banicki and Cait Munro
  16. ewww
    Tapeworms Can Give Us Cancer, CDC SaysThe agency just confirmed its first case of worm-caused tumors.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  17. 2016 gop primary debate
    Ben Carson’s ‘Total Propaganda’Carson denied he had a “relationship” with Mannatech. But he’s on record saying their vitamins helped cure his prostate cancer.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. very good things
    Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer Returns to Visit the Hospital That Saved HimHe even went back to Guinea earlier this year.
    By Ben Ellman
  19. American Cancer Society Overhauls Its Breast-Cancer-Screening AdviceThe organization says most women can wait until 45 to start getting annual mammograms.
    By Elaine Godfrey
  20. 3 Terminally Ill New Yorkers Lose Right-to-Die Court CaseThree patients seek to end their lives on their terms.
    By Ben Ellman
  21. Odom Reportedly Suffered Brain Damage, StrokeHe remains on life support.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. the sports section
    Did a Controversial Stem-Cell Treatment Save Gordie Howe?His family believes so. But they can’t agree on how much of their father belongs to a public who still wants a piece of him.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  23. bad medicine
    Dr. Oz Stands Up for First Amendment Right to Promote False Health Claims“We will not be silenced, we will not give in,” he declares.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. Number of Known Cases of Ebola in Liberia Drops to ZeroBeatrice Yardolo leaves the treatment center. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  25. health
    U.S. Troops Deployed to Fight Ebola in West Africa Are Coming HomeNow that the outbreak has mostly tapered off.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. health
    What Anti-Vaccinators Are Saying Online About the Disneyland Measles Outbreak From blaming the media and the medical industry to expressing frustration and concern.
    By Jen Kirby
  27. health
    Ebola Outbreak Slows in West Africa, Leaving U.S.-Built Treatment Centers EmptyBut the disease could still make a comeback.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. health
    FDA to Let Gay Men Donate Blood, If They Aren’t Sexually ActiveGay men will only be allowed to donate if they’ve been abstinent for a year.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. health
    Federal Panel Recommends FDA Lift All-out Ban on Gay Men Donating BloodIt’s the first time a federal advisory panel has made this recommendation.
    By Jessica Roy
  30. health
    Some NYC Schools Show Dismal Vaccination RatesMore than 200 fall below the rate experts consider safe.
    By Clint Rainey
  31. neighborhood news
    Staten Island Is the Unhealthiest BoroughHold the jokes, maybe.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. Ask a Best Doctor: Why Would You Ever Take Out Tonsils?Aren’t they part of your immune system?
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  33. Ask a Best Doc: How Safe Is NYC’s Drinking Water With All the Talk of Fracking?It’s been called some of the best in the country.
    By Sunny Sea Gold
  34. health
    Inevitable Citi Bike Hack: Free Stationary Exercise “I never have to pay for a spin class again.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. Ask a Best Doc: Is It Okay to Lose Sleep to Work Out?The trade-off.
    By Ron Geraci
  36. Ask a Best Doc: Can You Train Your Brain With Games?Remember how many times you’ve heard “the brain is like a muscle.”
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  37. Ask a Best Doc: Is It Dangerous to Run With Headphones?Not hearing the sounds of the urban jungle.
    By Ron Geraci
  38. ask a best doctor
    Ask a Best Doctor: Is Music in the Womb Good?The truth about this popular advice.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  39. food fights
    Minority Groups’ Soda Industry Ties QuestionedSoda companies say their reasons for giving away millions are pure.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. ask a best doctor
    Ask a Best Doctor: Does My Air Conditioner or Radiator Make Me Sick?“So much of that is folklore.”
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  41. september 11
    9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Finally Pays OutAwards ranged from $10,000 to $1.5 million.
    By Adam Martin
  42. Ask a Best Doctor: Why Do I Wake Up Gasping?A frightening interlude on the way to dreamland.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
  43. nanny bloomberg
    Fight Over Bloomberg’s Soda Ban Gets a Little Bit Racial [Updated]The NAACP and the Hispanic federation claim the rules unfairly affect minorities.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  44. sick days
    New York’s Supply of Flu Shots Is Dwindling Don’t freak out.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  45. sick days
    Awful Flu Season Also Features Gross Norovirus, Whooping CoughWash your hands.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. health
    9/11 Cancer Study Gives No Definitive Answer on Role of DebrisNo direct link to cancer, but some increased risk.
    By Adam Martin
  47. health
    Hip Manhattan Neighborhoods Have a Lot of SyphilisThe Department of Health has the terrifying data.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. scary things
    Meningitis Outbreak Now a Criminal MatterFederal investigators carried out a raid.
    By Adam Martin
  49. religion
    Jewish Groups Sue City Over Circumcision RuleThey say there’s “no proof” that mohalim gave babies herpes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. scary things
    Meningitis Outbreak May Have Reached 23 StatesThe five deaths have occurred in Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland.
    By Brett Smiley
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