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The "weathering hypothesis" explains higher rates of chronic disease and infant mortality

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Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area

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A century of research later, and we're still not sure what causes it

Taking out the trash improves key symptoms of neurodegenerative disease

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New research could lead to easier diagnoses of this rare sleep disorder

A prestigious medical journal provides overwhelming evidence for systemic barriers

Smart contact lenses could soon be monitoring health problems, not just correcting eyesight

She pushed to end sterilization, legalize abortion, and give poor people access to quality healthcare

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