Catastrophic flash floods killed dozens of people in eastern Kentucky in July 2022. Here, homes in Jackson, Ky., are flooded with water. Arden S. Barnes/The Washington Post via Getty Images …
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Food and Drug Administration advisers are reviewing the Alzheimer's drug Donanemab
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFDA advisers are set to review an Alzheimer’s drug found to slow the disease’s progress in patients in the early stages. The big questions are about how the drug should …
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Want to limit screen time for tweens? Parents’ own habits can make a difference : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe biggest predictor of screen time for kids is how much their parents use their devices, a new study finds. Kathleen Finlay/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kathleen Finlay/Getty Images …
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A Biden plan to boost nursing home staffing levels is controversial : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Biden administration set a new minimum standard for nursing home staffing, but the nursing home industry is suing to try to stop the rule from taking effect. Ashley Milne-Tyte …
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More than 150 across U.S. sick due to possible salmonella outbreak in cucumbers : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows cucumbers recalled for salmonella. Food and Drug Administration/AP hide caption toggle caption Food and Drug Administration/AP More than …
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Want to limit screen time for tweens? Parents’ own habits can make a difference : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe biggest predictor of screen time for kids is how much their parents use their devices, a new study finds. Kathleen Finlay/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kathleen Finlay/Getty Images …
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Buying semaglutide online? Here’s what to know about compounding pharmacies : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWestend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images Jennie Smith, a seamstress at a ballet school in Kent, Ohio, had been trying to lose weight and keep it off for …
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Swimming lessons can be a powerful tool to prevent drowning. carlofranco/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption carlofranco/Getty Images/iStockphoto One of the joys of summer is taking your kids for a …
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How Biden and Trump disagree over how to address the cost of health care
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe two major presidential candidates have very different approaches to health policy. What are they, and how might they shape health care access over the next four years?
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What are the health care issues that voters are focused on? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s A Martínez talks to Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution, about the health care issues that voters are concerned with. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: All this …