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FDA Moves To Speed Access To Compassionate-Use Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has reduced an obstacle from its compassionate use policy, streamlining paperwork that physicians must submit to obtain… -
Students Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants
Patricia Becerril comes to Bethesda Health Center in Charlotte, N.C., every other week. And it’s a slog.“It takes her two hours to get here,” says… -
Scientists Seek Genetic Clues To Asthma's Toll In Black Children
Zunika Crenshaw cringes as a tire swing whips her children around in circles just a little too fast. It’s a sunny afternoon in the park, in Pleasanton,… -
Twitter Statistics Suggest Science Becoming a Wedge Issue
It’s not exactly breaking news that Democratic and Republican legislators are deeply divided on the issue of climate change. Now, a new study by… -
A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues
At first Giselle wasn’t sure what to put on her medical school application. She wanted to be a doctor, but she also wanted people to know about her own… -
FDA Guidelines Target The Sodium Hiding In Our Diets
The Food and Drug Administration is leaning on the food industry to cut back on the amount of sodium added to processed and prepared foods.The FDA on… -
Bumblebees' Little Hairs Can Sense Flowers' Electric Fields
Flowers generate weak electric fields, and a new study shows that bumblebees can actually sense those electric fields using the tiny hairs on their fuzzy… -
Can Planting More Milkweed Save Monarch Butterflies? It's Complicated
Monarch butterflies are disappearing.Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insects have been in precipitous decline for the past 20… -
Poll: Nearly 1 In 4 Americans Reports Having Had A Concussion
Concussions have become part of the daily news. But how much have these brain injuries become part of daily life?To find out, we asked people across the… -
Hidden Heart Disease Is The Top Health Threat For U.S. Women
Tracy Solomon Clark is outgoing and energetic — a former fundraiser for big companies and big causes. As she charged through her 40s she had “no clue,”…