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Chelsea Whyte

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Chelsea Whyte is a senior editor at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ. She has worked as a staff journalist at ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ since 2017, in previous roles as US Editor, senior news editor, a US reporter and as the physics and space news editor. She has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

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Health

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Health

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Health

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Health

Survey reveals students’ hopes and fears about sex

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Health

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Health

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Health

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Health

Half of babies affected by Zika virus are developing normally by age 2

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Space

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Space

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