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White House targets drug patents in latest effort to lower prices

Under the plan, the U.S. government could step in and license patent rights to other manufacturers when certain drugs’ prices are too high.

Awe-inspiring, weird, beautiful: Winning 2023 Nikon Small World photos

Take a look at some of the 2023 winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

The Post spent the past year examining U.S. life expectancy. Here’s what we found.

The Post found that U.S. life expectancy lags behind our peer nations amid upticks in chronic diseases, increased disease risk for children and toxic politics.

Nature, as captured by some of the world’s best photographers

Finalists in the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards capture what’s magical about nature and the world around us.

Nature, as captured by some of the world’s best photographers

Finalists in the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards capture what’s magical about nature and the world around us.