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Siblings can share the darndest quirks — like picking up coins & keys with their toes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSiblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know …
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Dems. reintroduce CROWN Act legislation to ban nationwide hair discrimination : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on one’s hairstyle or hair texture. Here, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Crown Act …
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There’s been only one human case of bird flu in this outbreak. Are we missing others? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOfficially, only one person has caught bird flu during the current outbreak among dairy cattle, but experts are hearing of others getting sick. The U.S. doesn’t have an easy to …
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Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCanada has one of the world’s lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country. (Image credit: Richard …
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Emily Oster on the emotional toll of miscarriages and difficult pregnancies : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEconomist Emily Oster made a name for herself using data to tackle big questions about pregnancy in her 2013 blockbuster book Expecting Better. Now, she’s returning to the topic with …
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Maternal mortality rates improve in latest CDC report, following a spike in 2021 : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter an alarming spike in 2021, maternal mortality numbers the next year went back down, according to a report released Thursday. CDC Director Mandy Cohen says the rates are still …
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How Florida’s six-week abortion ban will impact people in and around the state : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Juana Summers talks with economics professor Caitlin Myers, who has been tracking travel distances to abortion facilities, about the impact of Florida’s ban on abortion after six weeks. AILSA …
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Arizona lawmakers vote by a narrow margin to repeal Civil War-era abortion ban : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesArizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, speaking in Phoenix last month after the state’s supreme court ruled that an 1864 ban on abortion could be enforced, had pledged not to …
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Instructions for a fingernail filing gadget for infants says, “Stay away from children.” It’s enough to make a new parent holler. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty …