Starting in January, Medicaid will cover traditional healing practices for Native Americans in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon.
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Federal regulators have cracked down on mushroom edibles containing Amanita muscaria — also known as fly agaric — after mounting safety concerns. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle …
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Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000×1997+0+0/resize/3000×1997!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb2%2Ffa%2F8339e4224b7abba026f8860417b9%2Fdikan-center-11.jpg' alt='Paul Ninson of Ghana embraced photography as a career — and was inspired to create a library of photobooks about Africa. Above: Ninson in the Dikan Center in …
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FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Zepbound for adults with obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/iStockphoto …
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The science behind the selfless act of donating a kidney to a stranger : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAbout 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others’ pain more …
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Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPhysician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021. Rosemary Westwood/WWNO hide caption toggle caption Rosemary Westwood/WWNO A …
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On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state’s response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so …
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These images delighted us, touched us, dazzled us : Goats and Soda : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe skateboarders of Bolivia’s Imilla Skate do their heel flips and backslides in polleras — colorful, layered skirts worn by the country’s Indigenous Aymara and Quechua population. “By skating in polleras, we want …
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‘Bill of the Month’ exposes years of outrageous medical charges : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSince 2018, “Bill of the Month” has investigated medical bills totaling almost $6.3 million — including nearly $2.8 million that patients were expected to pay out-of-pocket. Cited at statehouses, the …
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‘Hospital at Home’ waiver expires Dec. 31 unless congress intervenes : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShane McMahon, a paramedic, checks on Stephanie Joseph, 91, who received care through Mass General Brigham’s hospital-at-home program. Craig LeMoult/GBH hide caption toggle caption Craig LeMoult/GBH Shane McMahon arrived at …