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President Obama recently asked Congress for $215 million for an initiative to collect genetic information and combine it with health data with the goal of…
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This week on the Sound Medicine podcast: scientists are working on ways to combine genetic mapping with patients' health data to develop treatments…
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This week we hear from Steven Brill, author of the bestseller America's Bitter Pill, on how he would fix the healthcare system. A doctor puzzles over how…
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Physicians prescribe marijuana for medical use in 21 states, mainly for treating pain and nausea, but its effects are not always benign. In Colorado,…
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From December 28, 2014 to February, 121 cases of measles were reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Sound Medicine…
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Organ donation adds up to many extra years of life for recipients. Learn how many on this week's Sound Medicine Stat.
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Measles: are we sliding backwards? Helping kids get caught up in school after sports-related concussions, how childhood trauma can physically affect the…
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Researchers have found an easy way to get school kids to eat their fruits and veggies at lunch—serve it after recess.As more school lunch programs add…
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You probably know the feeling of waking up sore and wobbly-legged the day after a long hike or intense workout. There’s a name for that: delayed onset…
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Parents' concerns could spell trouble for NFL someday. Listen to this week's Sound Medicine Stat.