A long-anticipated bill designed to increase funding for medical research, new drugs and mental health treatment was approved by the U.S. House and is expected to pass the U.S. Senate and be signed into law by the end of the month. (NPR)

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Sarah Schroeder wrote about medicine and science for The Texas Tribune in 2016 while completing a master's in public health UT-Austin, where she studied health promotion, health communication, and health...