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NIH to Deliver Free Access to Research

The National Institutes of Health unveils a plan to offer a Web site giving consumers free access to published government health studies. The plan comes after pressure from patient advocacy groups and Congress.

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David Malakoff
Nicknamed "Scoop" in high school, David Malakoff joined NPR in December of 2004 as the technology and science correspondent for NPR’s science desk. His stories about how science and technology impact people’s daily lives can be heard on all NPR news programs.

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