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Mosquitoes Are Winning
23/08/2026 | 5 mins.
We've spent decades trying to kill mosquitoes. So why do they seem to be getting better at living with us?
The Missing Ingredient in Fighting Ebola
16/08/2026 | 4 mins.
You can bring doctors, laboratories, and protective equipment to an Ebola outbreak. But you can't ship trust in a box.
The Choice Dementia Takes Away
09/08/2026 | 5 mins.
Who should make the final decision about your death? You, your family, your doctor...or a disease that slowly takes away your mind?
Evolution Never Saw this Coming
02/08/2026 | 4 mins.
Your body was built for a world that no longer exists — and that mismatch might be making you sick.
In The Last Pew
26/07/2026 | 4 mins.
When the family of a longtime patient invited me to her funeral, I found myself wrestling with a question I never addressed in medical school.

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