On the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, political journalist Dennis Sewell talks to TIME about how the naturalist's big idea has been harnessed for sinister ends
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Days after a government task force rolled back its mammography screening recommendations, another influential group issued revised guidelines on Pap tests for young women
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A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed
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Mary Tyler is a bike messenger in Manhattan. It is a risky job, especially when you don't have health insurance.
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