Heat makes it harder to sleep. In Baghdad, some neighbors set up mattresses on their roof to find a cool sleeping spot. A new study finds the risk of sleep …
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Your body…whose choice? Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Your body…whose choice? Getty Images Adriana Smith’s pregnancy became an ethical and legal quandary. After being declared brain dead, …
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Trump’s Medicaid cuts would have vast ripple effects in this rural Colorado valley : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Sangre de Cristo mountains loom over Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Many in this agricultural region voted for President Trump and are deeply concerned about cuts to Medicaid. Hart Van …
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Parts of the US are facing heatwaves. Here’s how they affect vulnerable populations. : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Andrew Limbong speaks with Patricia Fabian, professor of environmental health at Boston University, about the impact that heat waves have on vulnerable populations. ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: It’s about to …
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Data from CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. Experts offer tips to reduce your chance of coming down with Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis and other tickborne diseases, and …
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The photo exhibit Sahy Rano, on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York, through this weekend, draws its title from a Malagasay phrase translated in a wall label …
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Large swaths of the U.S. will experience intense heat and humidity in the coming days. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP It’s not the heat that …
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Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCaregiving traces the history — and unique challenges of — caring for family members in the U.S. In the documentary, viewers meet caregivers like Malcoma Brown-Ekeogu, who now helps her …
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Jordan offered to take 2,000 sick Gaza kids, blames Israel for delays : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA child gets off a bus near the Jordanian border with other pediatric patients who have been evacuated from Gaza through Israel on June 11. Salah Malkawi/Getty Images hide caption …
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What children in poverty could lose from the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepublicans’ are proposing changes that could result in some children and families losing access to healthcare, food benefits and financial assistance. Annie Otzen/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption Annie …