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One Day There May Be a Drug to Turbocharge Your Brain. Who Should Get It?

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Transplant Patients Need Anti-Rejection Drugs. Why Won’t Insurers Pay for Some of Them?

Drugs to prevent organ rejection are not always covered for patients who had transplants before they enrolled in Medicare.

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DNA Is Solving Dozens of Cold Cases. Sometimes It’s Too Late for Justice.

Like many other decades-old cases, the 1973 killings of a Montana couple were finally solved using DNA and genealogy technology. But the suspect in the case had died in 2003.

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How Bees Find Your Flowerpots

It’s not just the famous waggle dance: Bees rely on sophisticated eyesight and even electrostatic fields.

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Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis

Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits.

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How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected

An article about the case of a woman who feels little pain or anxiety raised many questions, such as: Do low-anxiety people seem to feel less pain?

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Trump’s Order to Open Arctic Waters to Oil Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds

The decision has broad implications for Mr. Trump’s effort to push drilling across the American coastline and on public lands.

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Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living

As residents become older and more frail, some facilities are bringing in doctors and nurses instead of relying on 911.

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Mary Warnock, Who Offered Guidance on Embryo Use, Dies at 94

Ms. Warnock a British moral philosopher, oversaw a committee that examined how to regulate the creation of human life in laboratories.

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Plastic Bags, or Paper? Here’s What to Consider When You Hit the Grocery Store

Plastic and paper both have downsides. Here are a few broad lessons to keep in mind.