Gabapentin Nation: A Pain Pill's Unexpected Takeover
How did a pain pill that is only moderately effective and has murky side effects become America's 5th most prescribed drug?
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The H-1B Visa Hike Will Cripple Healthcare in underserved areas
A shortsighted H-1B fee increase will eliminate the international doctors millions of underserved Americans depend on, deepening healthcare inequality.
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The Hidden Cost of Ink: Tattoo Regret
When his daughter wanted a tattoo, this dad conducted a 3,000-person study instead—here's what they found.
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Tuberculosis: When Having the Cure Isn't Enough
Tuberculosis kills more people worldwide than AIDS or malaria, even though we've had a cure for 50 years. One doctor learned from village healers in Uganda that you can't cure TB unless you first understand poverty.
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How We Created an Autism "Crisis"
The dramatic rise in autism diagnoses over the past 25 years is primarily a result of changes in the definition of the condition and increased screening, rather than the causes claimed by politicians like Trump and RFK Jr.
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