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The FDA Shouldn’t Support a Ban on Kratom

The herbal supplement can be abused, but given the explosion in opioid deaths, eliminating this safer substitute will almost certainly lead to more deaths

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New DNA Blood Test Could Pinpoint Cancer’s Source in the Body

Anna Goshua

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Inside Millions of Invisible Droplets, Potential Superbug Killers Grow

Sarah Vitak

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