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IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon (9) goes airborne and crashes in front of Helio Castroneves (3) during the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Science Aug 28

This gene may determine your chronic pain after a traumatic car crash

By Sarah Linnstaedt, The Conversation

Science Oct 25

Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain?

Redheads are rumored feel more pain and need more painkillers than their blonde and brown-haired cousins, but the science itself is murky.

By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan

Health Jun 08

Searching for solutions to back pain can lead sufferers into an expensive and sometimes dangerous maze of ineffectual treatments, procedures and pills, journalist and investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin found. Illustration by leremy/via Adobe
How the back pain industry is taking patients for an unhealthy ride

Searching for solutions to back pain can lead sufferers into an expensive and sometimes dangerous maze of ineffectual treatments, procedures and pills, journalist and investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin found.

By Danielle Venton and Jon Brooks, KQED Future of You

Science Mar 21

For newborn babies, human touch may be a brain booster. Photo by Sally Anscombe/via Getty Images
Why a baby’s first touch may set their sense of the world

Early medical procedures can dampen a child’s ability to perceive touch in the long run.

By Nsikan Akpan

Health Jan 21

A ‘civil war’ over painkillers rips apart the medical community

As doctors and regulators restrict access to opioid treatments, many patients who genuinely need drugs to manage their pain say they are being left behind.

By Bob Tedeschi, STAT

Nov 16

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At Tipping Point of Dental Pain, A Mother Makes Tough Choices

A trip to the dentist means a two-hour flight across southern Alaska for Eva Malvich.

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In a Town Called Grundy, Some Dental Relief for Appalachia’s Poorest

Hundreds of dentists travel to Grundy, Va., to help the uninsured each fall.

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Health Workers Push to Eradicate Guinea Worm Parasite in Sudan

Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Sudan about a painful and debilitating parasite called the guinea worm and efforts by health workers and the Carter Center to eradicate it.

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