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Pope Francis remains hospitalized for double pneumonia. How common is his condition among the elderly?
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Pope Francis remains hospitalized for double pneumonia. How common is his condition among the elderly?

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How accurate are the new at-home flu tests? Northeastern experts explain
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How accurate are the new at-home flu tests? Northeastern experts explain

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How digital therapy video games enhance cognitive and physical rehabilitation
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How digital therapy video games enhance cognitive and physical rehabilitation

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Research reveals higher suicide rates among female physicians than other women
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Research reveals higher suicide rates among female physicians than other women

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Can psilocybin — the main element in magic mushrooms — be the key to treating head injuries?
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Can psilocybin — the main element in magic mushrooms — be the key to treating head injuries?

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Lady Gaga and Northeastern University researcher agree: ‘Just Dance’
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Lady Gaga and Northeastern University researcher agree: ‘Just Dance’

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How bad is the Texas measles outbreak? Here’s what you need to know
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How bad is the Texas measles outbreak? Here’s what you need to know

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Could allergy-free peanuts be the future? This Northeastern researcher wants to find out 
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Could allergy-free peanuts be the future? This Northeastern researcher wants to find out 

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Does diet outweigh genetics when it comes to Alzheimer’s risk? Northeastern research offers insight
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Does diet outweigh genetics when it comes to Alzheimer’s risk? Northeastern research offers insight

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Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad for new weight loss drugs faces backlash from health experts
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Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad for new weight loss drugs faces backlash from health experts

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When is it safe to buy Easter eggs? Everything you need to know about rising prices, storage and substitutes
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When is it safe to buy Easter eggs? Everything you need to know about rising prices, storage and substitutes

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Will the new non-addictive painkiller approved by the FDA take the place of opioid drugs? Who should get a prescription?
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Will the new non-addictive painkiller approved by the FDA take the place of opioid drugs? Who should get a prescription?

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