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U.S. HHS Secretary Visits Polk County To Encourage COVID-19

WEBU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Polk County to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations amid a growing rate of infections and …

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We asked, you answered: Let's make a toast to the ways you keep …

WEBMarc Silver, who edits NPR's global health blog, has been a reporter and editor for the Baltimore Jewish Times, U.S. News & World Report and National Geographic.

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Got brothers or sisters

WEBResearchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and …

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As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are

WEBHealth officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions …

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Iowa's 2024 legislative session is over. Here's what passed and …

WEBIowa’s 2024 legislative session ended in the early hours of Saturday morning, with the Senate adjourning at 3:26 a.m., and the House closing out at 4:23 a.m.

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Four months into Medicaid unwinding, Iowa DHHS says around …

WEBIowa Health and Human Services officials said around 120,000 Iowans have been disenrolled since the start of Medicaid unwinding in April. About three-fourths of …

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How the FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements impact doctors …

WEBThe Federal Trade Commission's ban on noncompetes would impact the health care industry when and if it goes into effect. Some in the industry are applauding the …

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Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution

WEBFifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal …

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What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant …

WEBA new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical …

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Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant …

WEBIdaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency

WEBThe case comes from Idaho, where the law banning abortions is sufficiently strict that the state's leading hospital system says its patients are at risk.

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Governor's behavioral health overhaul aims to establish clear entry

WEBAn overhaul of Iowa’s mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds is pending in the Iowa Legislature, and health …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WEBWith nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public …

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Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

WEBNina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things …

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What's at stake as the Supreme Court hears Idaho case about …

WEBThe Supreme Court will hear another case about abortion rights on Wednesday. Protestors gathered outside the court last month when the case before the …

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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a …

WEBThe heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old …

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States find a downside to mandatory reporting laws meant to …

WEBColorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are …

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17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to …

WEBAn exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood in March 2023. Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday, challenging new federal …

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These dreamy photos of historical Cairo will transport you to …

WEBMalaka Gharib is the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team. She covers topics such as the refugee crisis, gender …

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Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, …

WEBYuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the Science Desk based out of NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. She started covering consumer health in the midst of …

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United Methodists will again debate LGBTQ clergy and same-sex …

WEBA quarter of U.S. congregations in the United Methodist Church have left the denomination as of December due to disagreements over whether to ordain LGBTQ …

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