It’s not uncommon to see comfort dogs coming to visit patients at hospitals and nursing homes but now a new animal is making the rounds at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic — …
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Hospitals are struggling to overcome various drug shortages : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesShortages of drugs ranging from life-saving chemotherapies to basic generics are straining the health care system. Hospitals are adapting to chronic interruptions in the supply of medicines. MARY LOUISE KELLY, …
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Despite post-COVID efforts, the U.S. is still undersupplied with domestic-made PPE
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNearly a billion dollars went to trying to boost domestic manufacturing of PPE like masks and gloves. Experts say the effort is foundering and the nation isn’t better off than …
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Lung cancer screening should reach more people, American Cancer Society says : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA patient gets a low-dose CT scan to screen for lung cancer. The American Cancer Society on Wednesday recommended expanding who should have this annual screening test. PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP via …
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A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLeishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it’s endemic to the United …
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How lack of independent play is impacting children’s mental health : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Juana Summers speaks with research professor Peter Gray about the connection between the decline of children’s mental health and the decline of independent play. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: We’ve been …
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The FDA is closer to approving a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Food and Drug Administration took a crucial step toward approving the first treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease.
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Some ideas about pregnancy go back 2,000 years to misogynistic philosophy : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe “bun in the oven” idea goes all the way back 2,000+ years to Ancient Greece, along with some other ideas that discuss pregnancy as a fundamentally passive state, says …
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Gene-editing treatment for sickle cell awaits FDA approval : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“It’s really life-changing,” says Victoria Gray, when describing the gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease that she received as part of a clinical trial in 2019. Orlando Gili for NPR …
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How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund civil rights : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJosephine Baker (left), Mollie Moon (right) and the newly crowned Miss Beaux Arts Ball, 1960. E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts/Detroit Public Library/Amistad imprint of …