Combinations on Trial
By giving immunotherapies in tandem, researchers hope to broaden the benefits.
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A Shifting Burden
Health-care providers in low- and middle-income countries are having to adapt to deal with the growing problem of non-communicable disease.
The Death of a Study
A long-term study of childhood disease burned through $1.3 billion in taxpayer funds, only to be mothballed before it ever got off the ground. Why? Read the article to find out. Cited by NPR as a “must-read” article for Memorial Day weekend 2016.
Is Agent Orange Still Causing Birth Defects?
American warplanes sprayed millions of gallons of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Some researchers and the Vietnamese government insist that its toxic effects last generations. Read on to learn more from my reporting trip to Vietnam last year.
Children With Cancer Get More Access to Experimental Drugs
New U.S. law will require pediatric cancer clinic trials.
What’s Behind That Gut Feeling in Your Mind?
The microbiome may yield a new class of psychobiotics for the treatment of anxiety, depression and other mood disorders.