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In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.

Chloe Malle will be the new head of editorial content for American Vogue, taking over for editor Anna Wintour. NPR asks fashion journalist Amy Odell what this means for the future of the publication.

Two top aides for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson have quit the campaign. The retired neurosurgeon has seen his fortunes wane since national security took center stage on the campaign.

After the deal was announced, Sharp's stock fell more than 14 percent. And Foxconn now says it will postpone finalizing the sale due to late-arriving information.

After two years as Vice President Dick Cheney's closest aide, Mary Matalin prepares to leave the White House. Matalin, who has a long history in Republican politics says she hopes to spend more time with her family -- including her husband, is Democratic political strategist and TV personality James Carville. NPR's Juan Williams talks with Matalin.

The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.

The governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general of Virginia continue to resist calls to resign after two of them admitted to appearing in blackface, and one faces accusations of sexual assault.

In India, hundreds of millions are casting their ballots in parliamentary elections over the next month. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Indian reporter Supriya Sharma.

It's one of the cancers highlighted in a new report that looks at the growing number of cases worldwide.