“Brain rot” is the Oxford word of the year for 2024, and it’s pretty much what it sounds like: a perceived mental decline from consuming too much online media. If …
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Democratic Republic of the Congo – vector map pavalena/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption pavalena/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphoto In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating …
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We ask NPR reporters about 2024’s biggest public health stories : Short Wave : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust this month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases of bird flu in dairy cattle. BeritK/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption BeritK/Getty Images Just this month, …
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For seniors with hoarding disorder, a support group helps with stigma and isolation : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPile of objects accumulated in someone’s home including clothing and outdoor equipment, household objects, and old electronics. trekandshoot/iStock / Getty Images Plus hide caption toggle caption trekandshoot/iStock / Getty Images …
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Nine countries eliminated a disease in 2024. Here’s how Pakistan pulled it off — fulfilling a young boy’s dream of eliminating blindness caused by bacterial infections. (Image credit: Clockwise from …
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The bird flu circulating is affecting birds and cattle, and even cats and dogs : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTurkeys at a farm as California declares state of emergency to prevent new public health crisis on Bird flu in Pescadero, California, in December. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images/Anadolu via Getty …
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In 2024, the World Health Organization certified the elimination of a disease in nine countries. We focus on how Pakistan got rid of trachoma, which can cause blindness.
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The story of two Marines who developed the same rare brain condition : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.) DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: Military …
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In Asheville, recovering from Hurricane Helene is not just physical but mental too
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEmotional scars are fresh in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Physical rebuilding is beginning, and so is investment in the emotional health of people in the area.
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Clockwise from upper left: Chicken-sizing will keep you fit. Educator Mo Pandiarajan excitedly shows his students a view of the specimen in a foldscope — a microscope made of paper. …