Of all extreme weather conditions, heat is the deadliest. Human bodies have a natural cooling system — sweat — but that system can do only so much in high temperatures …
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David Davis, a power plant worker in Aptos, Calif., was prescribed GLP-1 medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea. To approve the prescription, his insurance company required him to use Vida …
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Soccer-playing grannies would be at home at the World Cup : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesEditor’s Note: As the World Cup kicks off, we just got some good news about our coverage of another global soccer event: the Grannies International Football Tournament. Last year 2e …
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‘Cool Ladies Club’ is a biopic by 10 working-class women : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThese ten women from a working-class neighborhood in Mumbai were completely new to film-making. They got smart phones and started filming their lives. Here they pose with filmmaker Shilpi Gulati, …
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Malnourished kids can’t get the therapeutic food they need : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAdama Faye (right), a community health worker, weighs the son of Ndiolle Diouf at the health clinic in the village of Keur Mbar to determine if he is malnourished. Ricci …
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Some of the 18 cruise ship passengers in quarantine after a deadly hantavirus outbreak have had a tough time in isolation.
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4 things to know about the newly approved sunscreen ingredient : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA sunscreen ingredient used in Europe and Asia that blocks UVA and UVB rays has been approved for use in the U.S. mihailomilovanovic/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption mihailomilovanovic/iStockphoto/Getty Images …
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Sophia Mulei, a laboratory technologist, works with a control sample inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. The lab is one of the …
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How do we stop women from bleeding to death after childbirth? : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA senior midwife sutures a woman who has just given birth in Borno State, Nigeria. Around the world, postpartum bleeding is a serious issue, leading to 43,000 deaths a year. …
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Trans youth medical records in Calif. can’t be turned over to the feds, for now : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPeople in favor of healthcare for transgender youth march outside NYU Langone hospital in New York City in February 2025. Heather Khalifa/AP hide caption toggle caption Heather Khalifa/AP Stay up …