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Rachel Somerstein’s ‘Invisible Birth’ chronicles the history of C-sections : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesApproximately one in every three births in the U.S. occurs as the result of a C-section. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein …
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Remembering a victim of a climate-driven weather disaster : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMandy Messinger’s early memories of her father, Craig, are of the smell of his tobacco pipe and how he taught her to throw a baseball. Craig Messinger, was killed in …
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The Ozempic-like obesity drugs create a dilemma when people have to go off them : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesZepbound is one of several new drugs that people are using successfully to lose weight. But shortages have people strategizing how to maintain their weight loss when they can’t get …
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After leaving a so-called ‘abortion desert,’ this doctor worries about what’s next : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAnne Banfield left West Virginia in early 2022 and is now an OB-GYN in Maryland. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR hide caption toggle caption Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR When the Supreme …
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Americans report using marijuana more frequently than alcohol. What are the risks of both? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSCOTT DETROW, HOST: Daily marijuana use in the United States now outpaces daily drinking. That’s according to a recent study that looks at nationwide data on drug use. Researchers examined …
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The anatomical atlas used by doctors has a dark history. One man is pushing for change
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kalyanam Shivkumar, a cardiologist at UCLA, about his push to create a new anatomical atlas after discovering the one used by doctors for decades was …
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CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA new CDC report finds that in 2022, over 7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. had gotten an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives. That’s 1 …
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A new wave of overdoses is triggered by a tranquilizer used on animals : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMedetomidine a chemical long used by veterinarians, is now turning up in the street drug supply and triggering a new wave of overdoses. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Fatal drug overdoses in …
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Cows graze at a dairy farm in La Grange, Texas, that sells raw milk to the public. Chiara Eisner/NPR hide caption toggle caption Chiara Eisner/NPR Raw milk is getting fresh …