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Beyond COVID-19, research by African scientists in 2020 made gains in helping understand diseases that affect millions.
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Ahead of a hearing on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, we look at what it could mean for Americans.
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Otherwise healthy young patients are falling seriously ill with largely unknown PMIS, which seems to follow COVID-19.
