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Why doctors are at risk for suicide

Richard Gunderman, Peter Gunderman - The Conversation
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2009 file photo, dental hygienist Jodi Hager performs an oral exam on staff member Clare Larkin during a test at Normandale Community College in Edina, Minn. Several states are considering bills that would create a new midlevel position in dentistry called dental therapists or advanced dental hygiene practitioners. They can perform common procedures such as filling cavities or pulling teeth, though more complex procedures would still be left with dentists. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella, File) (AP)

When insurance isn't real insurance

David Tuller - KFF Health News
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Wild bees disappearing

Kelsey K. Graham - The Conversation
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CRISPR crops don’t count as GMOs

Yi Li - The Conversation
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Millennials are open about depression

Nicole Karlis
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The decline of a historic program

Charles Ornstein, Mike Hixenbaugh - ProPublica
File-This April 6, 2016, file photo shows the Pfizer logo appearing on a screen above its trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Pfizer said Friday, May 13, 2016, it was blocking use of its drugs in lethal injections, which means all federally-approved drugmakers whose medications could be used for executions have now put them off limits. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (AP)

Pfizer settles kickback case

Sydney Lupkin - KFF Health News
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"Mixed reality" is a burgeoning market

Lauren Barack
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America’s graying population in 3 maps

Peter Rogerson - The Conversation
Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in "Roseanne" (ABC/Adam Rose)

"Roseanne" bungles opioid addiction

Kevin Doyle
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How Nestle exploits Michigan's water

Nicholas Schroeck - The Conversation
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NYT's subtle racism in drug stories

Joyce McMillan
FILE - In this June 14, 2011 file photo, various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro, N.J. Calling the rising cost of drugs “unsustainable,” congressional advisers Wednesday, June 15, 2016, recommended major changes to Medicare’s popular outpatient prescription program, now 10 years old. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (AP)

VT passed a drug importation law

Shefali Luthra - KFF Health News
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Drugmakers hiking prices

Sydney Lupkin - KFF Health News
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Ready to talk about your DNA?

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
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Debunking 6 myths about tech addiction

Christopher J. Ferguson - The Conversation
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Dodging dementia is common

Judith Graham - KFF Health News
In this Nov. 28, 2016 photo, a researcher inserts stem cells into a syringe before doctors inject them into Josue Salinas Salgado's heart during open heart surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)

Prominent heart surgeon exposed

Charles Ornstein, Mike Hixenbaugh - ProPublica

Even with SNAP, it's hard to eat healthy

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow - The Conversation
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Insurers don't care about your big bill

Marshall Allen - ProPublica
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All work. No pay

Amy Julia Harris, Shoshana Walter - Reveal
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What's in your nail polish?

Sarah Okeson
People pray before placing flowers at a sidewalk memorial to the teacher and student who were shot to death Monday at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (AP)

Peer rejection isn’t behind shootings

Jennifer Watling Neal - The Conversation
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Would you go strawless?

Nicole Karlis
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