An exhaust pipe is pictured atop a truck traveling along Interstate 35 on July 30, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The EPA is proposing changes to rule limiting hazardous pollution from …
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What’s behind the push to make peptide therapies more readily available : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFederal regulators are considering allowing compounding pharmacies to manufacture several peptides that are currently popular among consumers. George Frey/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/Bloomberg/Getty Images Every day, Dr. …
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Could ‘Death by Organ Donation’ ease shortage of organs for transplant? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMininyx Doodle/iStockphoto//Getty Images For stories on healthy living, subscribe to NPR’s health newsletter. Should surgeons be allowed to perform euthanasia by removing patients’ hearts and other organs while they’re still …
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Funding for prevention of teen pregnancy cut by Trump’s HHS : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA LiFT workshop in the Navaho Nation in Arizona. The evidence-based course has teens bring a trusted adult with them to learn about relationships, safe sex and preventing pregnancy. Hózhǫ́ …
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A rescue team assists Hernan Gil, a survivor of Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, on July 2, eight days after the quake. In addition to caring for survivors, the country’s medical workers …
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Purity Wamboi was diagnosed with TB when it was pretty far advanced. It’s possible that had health funding from the U.S. not been reduced, the illness may have been caught …
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Trump administration cancels grants aimed at reducing teen pregnancies : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has canceled all but a handful of grants meant to teach teenagers and caregivers about reducing teen pregnancies, arguing they are “normalizing sexual activity for minors.” Transcript …
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Trying to avoid cyclosporiasis? Wash your hands, wash your produce
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kali Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis across the U.S.
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There’s no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there’s hope : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA health worker takes a woman’s temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the effort to quash the outbreak, the first …
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In some towns in India, people working for a non profit approach people who appear to have trouble reading small print to get them hooked up with glasses. Transcript SCOTT …