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Election Day is upon us. Here are some tips for reining in your election-related anxiety — and how to keep your friends
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Election Day is upon us. Here are some tips for reining in your election-related anxiety — and how to keep your friends

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What you need to know about ‘walking pneumonia.’ Experts explain how your cough could be this persistent illness
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What you need to know about ‘walking pneumonia.’ Experts explain how your cough could be this persistent illness

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Is the updated COVID vaccine a good match for the current variant and the emerging strain?
A 3D render of a COVID variant.

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Is the updated COVID vaccine a good match for the current variant and the emerging strain?

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Northeastern researcher uses engineered bacteria that fights cancer by shrinking tumors, showing potential for new treatments
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Northeastern researcher uses engineered bacteria that fights cancer by shrinking tumors, showing potential for new treatments

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Does microdosing Ozempic work? What are experts saying about diabetes drug also used for weight loss?
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Does microdosing Ozempic work? What are experts saying about diabetes drug also used for weight loss?

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Can you measure pain objectively, based on science? Northeastern researcher uses AI to develop ‘pain-o-meter’
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Can you measure pain objectively, based on science? Northeastern researcher uses AI to develop ‘pain-o-meter’

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This doctor helped eradicate smallpox. Now he wants to use AI to help health care workers make better decisions about patient care
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This doctor helped eradicate smallpox. Now he wants to use AI to help health care workers make better decisions about patient care

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Fall allergies are back. Why they may be worse than ever — and how to treat them
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Fall allergies are back. Why they may be worse than ever — and how to treat them

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Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 
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Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 

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What happens to a person when they’re stuck in space?
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What happens to a person when they’re stuck in space?

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Should Tua Tagovailoa keep playing after his third concussion? A brain researcher discusses the risks
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Should Tua Tagovailoa keep playing after his third concussion? A brain researcher discusses the risks

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Has the avian flu been spread by human contact? Are we on the brink of another epidemic?
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Has the avian flu been spread by human contact? Are we on the brink of another epidemic?

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