More than 3 million home care workers could lose the right to overtime pay and the federal minimum wage under a rule proposed by the Labor Department. Frazao Studio Latino/Getty …
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Life expectancy for Americans rose in 2024 to its highest level on record. FG Trade/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FG Trade/Getty Images An American born in 2024 can expect …
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3 generations of women show how choices on having kids changed : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCaroline Brown (left) and Cynthia Briscoe Brown look at family photo album with their grandmother and mother Barbara Briscoe (seated) in Atlanta. Nicole Buchanan for NPR hide caption toggle caption …
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How states may use the $50 billion they’re getting for rural health : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz look …
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Why California Joins a weekly World Health Organization call : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGavin Newsom, governor of California, at the 2026 Davos gathering of political leaders, executives and celebrities. Newsom met with World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the event to …
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The ‘Bible of Psychiatry’ will get a new format and philosophy for its next edition : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe diagnostic manual known as “the Bible of psychiatry” is about to get a major overhaul. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as …
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Caregivers of people with dementia often reach their breaking point when their loved one wanders off alone. How “elopement” can lead to institutional care. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Helping someone with …
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Scientists shed new light on the brain’s role in heart attack : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShidlovski/iStockphoto/Getty Images Scientists at the University of California San Diego have discovered a path between the brain and the immune system that could potentially lead to new ways to ease …
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‘The Anxious Generation’ author Jonathan Haidt returns with ‘The Amazing Generation’ : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJonathan Haidt’s 2024 book The Anxious Generation made the case that smartphones and social media had “rewired” kids’ brains. His new book, The Amazing Generation, is a collaboration with science …
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As GLP-1s become more available, some who aren’t overweight may consider using them : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight. LEILA FADEL, HOST: GLP-1 drugs are meant to treat metabolic diseases like diabetes and …