Menstruation is a taboo subject in China, but women are fighting the stigma with open discussion and campaigns for better access to period products. (Image credit: Wendy Kou )
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Cities are once again locking down thousands of neighborhoods and sending people into quarantine, even as local Chinese authorities are tasked with easing COVID restrictions. (Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty …
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In Mexico City, the federal government has never issued a mask mandate. Even so, masks seem to have become a habit.
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The pandemic isn’t over yet, but thousands of public health workers lost their jobs : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kaiser Health News Correspondent Lauren Weber about her investigation into the thousands of public health workers in the U.S. who lost their jobs recently. …
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Why doctors don’t openly defy abortion laws, even when patients are at risk : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAmerican Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck recently recounted how doctors around the country are facing difficulties practicing medicine in states that ban abortion. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption …
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Doctors who would like to defy abortion laws say it’s too risky : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDoctors in states with abortion bans can face prison time and lose their licenses if they violate the laws. Some are calling on doctors to openly defy the bans. RACHEL …
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Will Thanksgiving make a bad season of respiratory illness even worse? : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrom left: 1) Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human cell infected with H3N2 flu virus (gold filamentous particles). 2) Scanning electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …
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What families can do to avoid the RSV surge ahead of the holidays : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Juana Summers talks with Seattle Children’s pediatrician Dr. Shaquita Bell about the respiratory syncytial virus surge across the U.S. and what families can do to stay healthy for the …
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Medicare Advantage plans overcharged Medicare, audits show : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEric Harkleroad/KHN /Getty Images/ Unsplash/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Data Eric Harkleroad/KHN /Getty Images/ Unsplash/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Data Newly released federal audits reveal widespread …
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How working on prison executions harms people and changes their views : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesClockwise from upper left: Holly Sox, Catarino Escobar, Frank Thompson, Bill Breeden, Craig Baxley and Ron McAndrew have all been affected by work related to executions. Sean Rayford, Emily Najera, …