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Health

A Black Immigrant Woman Is Now the Most Powerful Health Official in California

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By Richard Morgan
Pulse

Live: Ex-Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks on the opioid epidemic

09.05.17

By Keegan Hamilton
Pulse

The opioid crisis could get even worse if Trump repeals Obamacare

12.05.16

By Keegan Hamilton
Pulse

The surgeon general just told the U.S. how to solve addiction

11.17.16

By Keegan Hamilton
Health

Reducing the Painkiller Supply Could Make America’s Opioid Problem Even Deadlier

09.13.16

By Maia Szalavitz
Tech

The US Surgeon General Admits Science Is Real, Says Weed Has Medical Benefits

02.06.15

By CJ Ciaramella
Pulse

How Ebola Science Should Guide America’s New Ebola Czar

10.22.14

By Peter Hotez

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