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Cancer Researchers Begin Large Long-Term Study of Black Women
The American Cancer Society hopes to enroll 100,000 women and follow them for three decades to discover what’s causing higher case and death rates.
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The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make it difficult for people to work and last for months or years.
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F.D.A. Panel Rejects MDMA-Aided Therapy for PTSD
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