Aimee Swartz

Aimee Swartz is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post and The Scientist.

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  1. Insomnia That Kills

    A woman and her husband are racing to find a treatment for her deadly genetic sleep disorder before symptoms set in.

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  2. Everyone's a Health Nut on Monday

    New research shows that people are more health-conscious at the start of each new week, so health advocates are encouraging everyone to harness the psychological power of Mondays.

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  3. Beating Cystic Fibrosis

    In the 1970s, most children with CF never made it through elementary school. Today the median life expectancy for the 30,000 Americans living with cystic fibrosis is closing in on 40, and expected to increase.

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