March 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 …
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Measles is spreading in West Texas and New Mexico. Isolated cases mostly linked to international travel have been reported in about a dozen other states. Bilanol/Getty Images hide caption toggle …
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Researchers fear grants for studies on health disparities may be cut in anti-DEI push
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration’s broad definition of DEI could also impact health outcomes for rural White Americans
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How to stay safe from the measles outbreak – with science : Short Wave : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn illustration of the measles virus showing giant multinucleated cells, or Warthin-Finkeldey cells. These cells are found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of a measles infection. Kateryna …
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‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA sign in Jackson, Miss., in May 1961. The contract clause deleted from federal regulations last month dated back to the mid-1960s and specifically said entities doing business with the …
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Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico. How can you stay safe? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe measles outbreak continues in the United States. We look at what kind of threats it presents, how long it might go on and how people can keep themselves safe. …