Claudia Kalb

Senior Writer, Newsweek

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Senior Writer for Newsweek; specializing in health issues

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Responding to Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury,” Donald Trump tweeted that he was a “stable genius.” We look at what a real genius is -- often they aren’t stable at all.

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Responding to Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury,” Donald Trump tweeted that he was a “stable genius.” We look at what a real genius is -- often they aren’t stable at all.

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The  First Lady  and the Surgeon General have joined the Centers for Disease Control in the  campaign against obesity , especially among children.

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The First Lady and the Surgeon General have joined the Centers for Disease Control in the campaign against obesity , especially among children.

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