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Preventing Preterm Births

Researchers are working on new ways to help babies who are born too soon.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

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Scanning for Signs of Domestic Abuse

Study from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston suggests new way to help identify victims of intimate partner violence.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

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On the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic

A 12-year study of more than 1,000 people at one Boston hospital suggests a new way to alert emergency room doctors of underlying addiction.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

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Medicaid Expansion and Radiation Therapy

Population study shows that 2010 Affordable Care Act improved insurance coverage rates for patients receiving one form of cancer treatment.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

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Detecting Fake Drugs

Counterfeit drugs are a serious global health problem that technology may help to address by separating the pharma from the fake.

Karin Heineman, Executive Producer

Technology

Tiny Electronic Tags Could Fit Inside Cells

Researchers produce smallest known radio frequency identification tags.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Technology

Clothes That Know How You’re Feeling

New health-monitoring textiles and devices may help newborns and firefighters.

Katharine Gammon, Contributor

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New Method Looks into Babies' Brains to Measure Pain

Findings may help researchers identify better ways to reduce pain in infants.

Katharine Gammon, Contributor

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The Rural Challenge of HIV

New study identifies obstacles for UN strategy of treatment as prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor

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