Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
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A high-risk stem cell treatment stopped or reversed the disease in a small study of multiple sclerosis patients.
The drug was developed as an animal growth promoter.
A new study found white male physicians earn more than black male doctors and women of both races.
New data on obesity and suicides reveals disturbing trends in the health of American women.
Doctors know far more about the disease than they did when Ali was diagnosed. But there are still plenty of mysteries and no cure.
A case in Paris raised the possibility.
The outbreak is a reminder of how we continually fail to plan for deadly epidemics.
Many poor countries do a better job warning people about the dangers of smoking than the US.
For every percentage point increase in unemployment levels in California during those years, kids could expect a 14 percent increase in their body mass index.
The American food supply is loaded with salt.