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1. This is why women don’t run for office.
By Janie Boschma in Politico
2. How text messaging can tackle childhood obesity.
By Susan McGreevey at the Harvard Gazette
3. Your local pharmacy is about to get some serious competition.
By Ryan Marling in the Health Care Blog
4. Scientists have found the killer protein that helps Ebola spread so quickly.
By Carolyn Scofield at Tulane University
By Darren Walker at the Ford Foundation

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