health The target date for eradicating Guinea worm has been delayed 10 years, and that may be overly optimistic John Struan

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health Water isn't the most hydrating beverage according to new scientific study David Pescovitz

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security Propublica finds millions of Americans' medical images and data sitting on unprotected, publicly accessible servers Cory Doctorow

health Walmart stops selling e-cigarettes as vaping death count grows Xeni Jardin

health Explosion at Russian lab that holds smallpox samples David Pescovitz

security Vancouver health system ignored warnings that its wireless paging system transmits sensitive patient data in the clear Cory Doctorow

law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow

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Science Optimists live longer David Pescovitz

health Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow

health Hospital checklists work really well — except when they're not used Cory Doctorow

Business The only thing health insurance companies are good at is scaring us about socialized medicine Cory Doctorow

health How Quebec's health-care system uses "vaccine whisperers" to keep "vaccine hesitancy" from turning to anti-vax Cory Doctorow

Games Trans woman trains her new vagina's pelvic floor with a kegel-controlled version of Flappy Bird Cory Doctorow

health Oregon now excuses students for "mental health days" David Pescovitz