Well: The Joy of Becoming a Veterinarian

Veterinary schools are using poetry and literature to inspire student and help vets remember why they went into the profession.

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Well: The Joy of Becoming a Veterinarian

Veterinary schools are using poetry and literature to inspire student and help vets remember why they went into the profession.

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New Rules Say Poultry Plants Can Conduct Own Checks

Critics are saying the updated regulations would keep chicken-processing lines running too fast, creating conditions for worker injuries and food-safety failures.

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French Families Challenge Doctors on Wrenching End-of-Life Decisions

Doctors in France are being challenged on their right to make end-of-life decisions for patients who cannot communicate, though some doctors insist that making such calls is better for the family.

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Work to Bolster Health Website Is Raising Cost, Officials Say

Obama administration officials said they were assigning new work to contractors in an effort to prevent a repetition of the problems that crippled HealthCare.gov last fall.

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Paying Till It Hurts: Why Crucial Vaccines Are Sometimes Unavailable

An outbreak of a rare meningitis strain at Princeton drew attention to the fact that a vaccine for it existed — one not sold in America.

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F.D.A. Acts on Lab Tests Developed In-House

The Food and Drug Administration said it felt the need to act to ensure the safety of home-brew test systems that are being developed and marketed widely.

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