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Chinese PhD students in clinical medicine can graduate without a thesis — more degrees to follow

Nature, Published online: 03 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03480-7 This expands the country's ‘practical PhD’ programme beyond engineering students.

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As predicted, the ACA exchanges seem not to be stable

The average price of health insurance in the Obamacare marketplaces will rise by 13 percent next year, according to an analysis on Friday by KFF, the health research group. The Trump administration on Friday published new prices for 2027 in 30 states with markets managed by the federal government. Using that data and state figures, […] The post As predicted, the ACA exchanges seem not to be stable appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

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Expensive Pharmaceuticals for Targeted Diseases

My latest paper, The Price of a Cure: Luxturna and the Economic Dilemmas of Precision Medicine, is in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. I discuss the economics of the pharmaceutical industry and the special issues that arise with targeted drugs that cure. We are going to get many more of these drugs in […] The post Expensive Pharmaceuticals for Targeted Diseases appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

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Aloe found in ancient Egyptian mummy skull

Medieval medicine was concocted from some of the same ancient remains. The post Aloe found in ancient Egyptian mummy skull appeared first on Popular Science .

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