Enlarge this image Truvada, when taken daily, can vastly reduce the risk of getting HIV in people at high risk. Jeff Chiu/AP…
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Enlarge this image Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children’s toy to create a hand-powered centrifuge for processing blood tests.…
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Enlarge this image Third-year dental student Alex Dolbik checks the oral health of a patient at the Refugee Health Clinic in San…
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Enlarge this image While incarcerated, Mark Baskerville says he suffered five diabetic comas. He says he’s now doing a better job of…
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Infectious diseases are no longer the major killers in the U.S. that they once were, but they still surprise us. According to…
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Enlarge this image Addiction to opioids and heroin is a major public health problem, but so is alcohol abuse. Toby Talbot/AP hide…
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Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death in the U.S. and also can cause lifelong disabilities. Anthony Saffery/Getty Images hide…
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Enlarge this image Cori Bargmann is applying her training as a neuroscientist to shaping the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s ambitious agenda. Chan Zuckerberg…