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Hacking life: Scientists ‘recode’ DNA in step toward lab-made organisms

(By Sharon Begley for ST A T) M illions of years of evolution gave life on earth a genetic dictionary

(By Dhruv Khullar and Anupam Jena for ST A T) H umans have used opioids to treat pain, both physical

(By Ike Swetlitz for ST A T) In 2011, a supercomputer won $1 million on Jeopardy! In 2016, that same

The attached article highlights some of the presidential candidates’ views on Medicare, the cost of prescription drugs and healthcare in

According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from 2013 to 2014 spending on Medicare

(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) Contact lenses are so ubiquitous — about 41 million people in the U.S. wear them

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Kids from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, are not

(By Dylan Scott for ST A T) W ASHINGTON — The drug industry is quietly troubled over Donald Trump’s tough

(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) Ask 68-year-old Gavin Braithwaite how he feels about the amount he and his

(By Ed Silverman for ST A T) In the latest dust-up over the high cost of hepatitis C drugs, the