Matthew Herper covers medical innovation — both its promise and its perils. It has been a tough year for medicine. The U.S.

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A rare and startling birth has captured global attention after an Instagram user shared footage of a newborn kitten with two ...

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Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US president John F Kennedy, died after battling with acute myeloid ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, has died. Here's what to know about acute myeloid leukemia ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...