The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has been up and running for three years. The day after its third anniversary, the Trump administration shut down a specialized option for gay …
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Protein bars, cookies, chips and more. Are these enhanced snacks good for you? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesProtein has taken over the packaged-snack aisles at the grocery store. But do you need extra protein in your chips and muffins? winterling/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption winterling/iStockphoto/Getty Images …
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Trump toughens fentanyl smuggling penalties but public health grants are withheld : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump is expected to sign legislation to toughen penalties for fentanyl traffickers — but is also withholding roughly $140 million in approved grants to fund fentanyl addiction response. JUANA …
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Why is some plastic surgery “good,” and why is some “bad?” Anna Efetova/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Efetova/Getty Images Why is some plastic surgery “good,” and why is …
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ACA health insurance premiums will spike next year, unless congress acts : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesValeriya/iStockphoto/Getty Images Health insurance premiums are going way up next year for people who buy their insurance on Healthcare.gov or the state-based marketplaces, according to an analysis out Friday. The …
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NPR asks Dr. Thomas Maldonado, a vascular surgeon at NYU Langone Health, about President Trump’s chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis and what the public can learn from it.
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Trump has ‘chronic venous insufficiency,’ the White House says : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump has a circulatory …
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Leaving the wheelchair on the dock to row the Connecticut River
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRowing on the Connecticut River is teaching a woman with multiple sclerosis that she can get through challenges back on land, on her own.
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U.S. fentanyl overdose programs to be funded “in increments” : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGreg Swan, whose son Drew died as a result of a fentanyl-related substance, looks on as President Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House. The president signed …
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Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMaryland has enacted a law that allows special funds collected from insurers under the ACA to be used for abortion care. Jonathan Newton/For The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle …