SAN FRANCISCO — It was the fall of 2015 when researchers from Google and the University of California, San Francisco, first sat down together to hash out a research collaboration in an area that has since exploded with activity: using…

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This article was edited on February 25th, at 2:00pm. As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), several states are moving forward with their own legislation to limit the…

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Defending his signature health plan — a single-payer system known “Medicare for All” that would move all Americans to government-funded coverage — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders argued that the massive health care expansion…

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Using technology originally acquired in the US, the Chinese gene-giant BGI Group says it will make genome sequencing cheaper than ever, breaking the $100 barrier for the first time. The Shenzhen company says the low cost will be possible with an…

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BERLIN — Germany's highest court on Wednesday overturned a ban on medically assisted suicide, adding to a long-simmering debate about euthanasia and the role of professionals in end-of-life decisions in a country with Nazi ties to the…

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