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June 02, 2017

Q&A: A Mother Takes on Her Son's "Impossible" Disease -- and Wins

June 02, 2017/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A Mother Takes on Her Son's "Impossible" Disease -- and Wins

"We felt we didn't have a choice not to share the information with other parents."

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June 02, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Disease, Parenthood
May 15, 2017

5 HOT BOOKS: Fighting a Rare Illness, Muhammad Ali's Legal Woes, and More

May 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Fighting a Rare Illness, Muhammad Ali's Legal Woes, and More

And a Tale of Murder and Injustice in the Jim Crow South

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May 15, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Alabama, Disease, Parents
October 05, 2016

REVIEW: An Admiring Look at What Bill Clinton's Been Up to Since He Left the White House

October 05, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Admiring Look at What Bill Clinton's Been Up to Since He Left the White House

The Story of the Former President's Global Charity Work

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October 05, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Bill Clinton, Philanthropy, Disease, Presidents
August 19, 2016

Q&A: A New Book on Using Genetic Breakthroughs to Try to Save a Sick Boy's Life

August 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Q&A: A New Book on Using Genetic Breakthroughs to Try to Save a Sick Boy's Life

Mark Johnson Talks About 'One in a Billion,' which Began as a Pulitzer-Winning Newspaper Series

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August 19, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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Genetics, Medicine, Disease, Science
April 01, 2016

Review: A History of a Smallpox Epidemic in 1721 Boston that Puts Colonial New England Under the Microscope

April 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Review: A History of a Smallpox Epidemic in 1721 Boston that Puts Colonial New England Under the Microscope

It's a story that fans of medical history will find hard to resist

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April 01, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
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American History, Boston, Medicine, Disease, Colonial History
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