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Russian trolls used vaccine debate to sow discord, study finds | The New York Times
Russian trolls used the same Twitter accounts they used to mess with the 2016 election that they used to send pro- and anti-vaccine messages.
Technology
Open medical records can spur frank talk between doctors and patients | NPR
Some patients find errors in their medical records, while others don't look at them at all. Clinicians, meanwhile, sometimes fear that patients will be confused or scared by what they find in their medical records.
23andMe will no longer let app developers read your DNA data | CNBC
Since 2012, third-party developers have had access to anonymized data from 23andMe's genetic tests. The company just sent an email to developers saying it's disabling its API, thereby revoking access.
Pharmaceuticals
HHS advances proposal that could require prices be included in drug ads | Stat
HHS sent the White House Office of Management and Budget draft regulation called "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulation to Require Drug Pricing Transparency," which might call for ads to contain drug prices.
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The tyranny of the exclamation point is causing email and text anxiety | The Wall Street Journal
The punctuation mark's effects have been watered down, while its meaning has been amplified.
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