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Lung tumors can often be biopsied without surgery unless lymph nodes are involved. In that case, the procedure needs to be more invasive and recovery takes much longer, but now doctors at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance are using a newer approach that’s much easier on the patient.

A new report from the National Cancer Institute did show an increase in…

Electronic cigarettes look like the real thing. And in New Jersey, lawmakers want to treat them the same way.

If the guy in front of you at the drugstore is buying a case of ibuprofen, it’s probably not because he’s suffering from the mother of all hangovers. More likely, he’s racing to use what’s left in his health care flexible savings account before year’s end.

Following up on last week’s “The way I see it” column, with real-life lessons on the pot and med-pot controversy, I read online comments and some emailed thoughts from readers.