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Side effects kill thousands but our data on them is flawed
As many as 40,000 people in the US die from drug side effects a year. The FDA’s database helps researchers understand why – but it has many problems
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Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy
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Environment
On the trail of dragons with blood that can save people’s lives
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People are hacking antidepressant doses to avoid withdrawal
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Old brains can’t hear similar sounds but a drug can change that
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Research on male animals prevents women from getting best drugs
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5 kilograms of broccoli in a pill slashes diabetics’ blood sugar
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What it’s like to take psychedelics in small doses at breakfast
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Humans
WHO classes HIV drug as an essential medicine
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Cystic fibrosis drug halts lung damage in young children
Orkambi targets the most common mutation for cystic fibrosis, but is not available in the UK on the NHS. Now a trial has shown promising effects in children
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Drug that boosts confidence in your own actions may help OCD
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The drug rebellion fighting big pharma to save the NHS millions
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Tumour-tracking drug that kills cancer approved in the US
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Diabetes drug may work by changing gut bacteria makeup
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