A protestor in Houston, Texas, holds a sign in favor of funding from the National Institutes of Health on March 7 during a “Stand Up for Science” rally at the …
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A young adult book tackles a tough topic: A teen coping with his dad's mental illness
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3133×2000+0+0/resize/3133×2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Faf%2Fdb32767b4ef2a85aeae6b5bc881c%2Fdiptych-strongest-heart2.jpg' alt='Saadia Faruqi, a popular young adult author, says her new book, The Strongest Heart, is a book she wished she could have read when she was growing up …
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In case of a bird flu pandemic, could immunity from seasonal flu help? : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe total human cases from bird flu is still low but if the virus mutates in certain ways, scientists fear pandemic. They’re studying how immunity from seasonal flu might protect …
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Scientists put wriggly babies in fMRI machines to learn about their memories : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYale cognitive neuroscientist Nick Turk-Browne works with a baby and parent during a brain scan. 160/90 hide caption toggle caption 160/90 Tristan Yates has no doubt about her first memory, …
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So you’ve done something absolutely cringey. How do you deal with the embarrassment and stop replaying the awkward moment in your mind? Psychologist Ty Tashiro; Eric Garcia, author of We’re …
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Can you look at these 9 photos and not smile on International Day of Happiness?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMarch 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture …
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A pregnant woman brought her child to a health clinic in Farchana, Chad. They are sitting under a mosquito net. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR During a …
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Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUS Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., himself in long-term recovery from opioid addiction, says a national emergency declaration linked to opioid overdose deaths will be …
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Compounded alternatives to Zepbound are on the way out. Guido Mieth/Getty Images/Digital Vision hide caption toggle caption Guido Mieth/Getty Images/Digital Vision When Christina and Jackson Agar used to get a …
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Dr. Kurt Papenfus in 2020. He is the CEO of Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Dr. Kurt Papenfus hide caption toggle caption Dr. Kurt Papenfus As we mark …