Here’s a costume that won’t take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title “world’s scariest animal” this Halloween. (Image credit: Ben de la Cruz/NPR)
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Halloween is just days away — time for candy and other treats
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIs it okay for your kids to binge candy on Halloween? A pediatrician gives us the answer.
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McDonald’s will begin selling its Quarter Pounders again amid E. coli outbreak : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn this photo illustration, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger meal is seen at a McDonald’s on Oct. 23 in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. …
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual health campaign to promote screening and prevention of the disease. If you have breasts, this is a great time to find out …
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A follow-up to several NPR exclusive reports on a crisis in military health care
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., military doctors serve alongside civilians — in what some hope will be a model to shore-up both systems.
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How ‘parts work’ therapy can help with stress and trauma : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHave you ever felt so anxious in a tough situation that you didn’t know what to do next? That’s how Seth Kopald felt during his divorce. He worried that he’d …
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As trans kids travel to Minnesota for gender care, clinics build capacity : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDr. Kelsey Leonardsmith (left) with colleague Dylan Flunker in the garden of Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis. The two run a program to train more doctors and nurses in the …
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why it happens, and why we’re hearing about it so often : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe FDA issued three health alerts about lead in cinnamon in 2024, after dangerous amounts of the harmful element were found in children’s applesauce packets last fall. FDA hide caption …
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How often are rape exceptions granted in states with abortion bans? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDr. Emily Boevers, an OBGYN based in Waverly, Iowa, poses for a portrait at her family’s farm in nearby Tripoli. She says the state’s rape exception requirements threaten the privacy, …
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Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most …