The Struggles of Women Who Mask Their Autism
By “camouflaging” their condition, many women on the spectrum learn to fit in—and risk psychological harm.
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The Clinical-Trials Bottleneck
Randomized clinical trials are the most conclusive way to test new treatments for cancer, but these trials are often resisted by patients, by doctors, and by insurers reluctant to pay for unproven therapies
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Can the Government Prevent Divorce?
Researchers say that they can—and some states feel they should—reduce the likelihood of divorce by altering the course of bad marriages in the making