The Conversation

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

Smoking rates in U.S. have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?

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Why some love Black Friday shopping and others loathe it

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Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat

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Children's Health

New findings add twist to screen time limit debate

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Family habit of inheriting volunteer roles could help small charities

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Republican women are just fine, thank you, with being Republican

Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Dispatches from the morgue: Toxicology tests don't tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic

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The Catholic Church's grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

Why older skin heals with less scarring

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The blissful and bizarre world of ASMR

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Drexel labs: Spray-on antennas unlock communication of the future

Here's how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what managers can do about it

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5 math skills your child needs to get ready for kindergarten

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Are today's white kids less racist than their grandparents?

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Death count debates overshadow the real story: Hurricane Maria was partly a human-made disaster

Why the Russians might hack the Boy Scouts next

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6 questions you can ask a loved one to help screen for suicide risk

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Simple blood test could read people's internal clock

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Campaign season is moving into high gear – your vote may not count as much as you think

Happy midterms! Here's a rundown of the best political zingers in history

Higher Education

Penn State president, others on how to make college more affordable

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Why you can literally smell rain coming

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Child pornography may make a comeback after court ruling guts regulations protecting minors

Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn't make streets safer

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Flip a switch and shut down seizures?

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How the federal government came to control your car's fuel economy

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How new fathers use social media to make sense of their roles

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Can you be Christian and support the death penalty?

Genetic testing: Should I get tested for Alzheimer's risk?

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Alan Alda living with Parkinson's – a neurologist explains treatment advances

The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)

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Arrested development: Can we improve cardiac arrest survival in hospitals?

Scared of CRISPR? 40 years on, IVF shows how fears of new medical technology can fade

How the Russian government used disinformation and cyber warfare in 2016 election – an ethical hacker explains

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The thrill of curing hepatitis C and the pain of watching the disease surge with opioid abuse

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Truck drivers are overtired, overworked and underpaid

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Why are there so many suckers? A neuropsychologist explains

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Lending a helping paw: Will dogs aid a person in need?

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Reeling from the news? Train your brain to feel better with these 4 techniques

How Congress could have prevented Trump's Helsinki fiasco

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