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Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries

WEBThe average spending on health care among the other 33 developed OECD countries was $3,268 per person. The U.S. is a very rich country, but even so, it devotes …

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Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing

WEBHealth Feb 1, 2024 2:58 PM EST. NEW YORK (AP) — The latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines were 54 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults, …

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The Healthcare Divide FRONTLINE

WEBWatch the Trailer. Produced by: Rick Young. Emma Schwartz. Fritz Kramer. Correspondent: Laura Sullivan. FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities …

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How Canada got universal health care and what the U.S. could …

WEBBefore the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. full speed, fewer than half of Americans — 42 percent — considered their health care system to be above average, …

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Jill Biden announces $100 million for ‘life-changing’ research and

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding for research and development into women’s health as part of a new …

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What is RSV and why is it surging across the U.S.

WEBHealth Oct 24, 2022 5:40 PM EDT. Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for …

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How a growing crisis of loneliness is affecting Americans’ health

WEBAli Rogin: Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm on the effect chronic loneliness can have on people's health. A report released from his …

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What’s the Status of Healthcare for Women in Afghanistan Under …

WEBBefore the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, many women and girls were already struggling to receive adequate healthcare. A May 2021 Human …

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What Is a Safety-Net Hospital and Why Is It So Hard to Define

WEBLots of hospitals consider themselves safety nets, but there’s no one definition. They can be rural or urban, public (like a county hospital) or nonprofit (like a …

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Analysis: Is it actually healthy to eat ice cream

WEBThe researchers found that those who ate ice cream no more than twice a week appeared to be 12 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, …

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Transcript About the Film Green Builders PBS

WEBGRAPHIC TITLE: HEALTHY BUILDINGS. Jennifer Senick: A big part of the green building movement is the healthy building, “healthy homes” movement. Sandy Wiggins: It’s all …

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WATCH: Biden and Harris tout health care agenda in North …

WEBFourteen years after Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the White House still sees health care as a winning issue during a campaign in which Biden has …

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Inside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System

WEBInside Puerto Rico’s Crumbling Healthcare System. WATCH SEGMENT. Fmr State Dept Official on His Decision to Leave After Oct 7. WATCH SEGMENT. …

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How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your

WEBLosing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

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A Woman on the Outside Mother, Daughter and Mental Health

WEBCrystal Speaks and her daughter, Kristal Bush, are the women on the outside. As the mother of two incarcerated sons, Crystal does what she can for them including …

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A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Abraham Maslow

WEB1908 - 1970. "I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane," remarked Abraham Maslow, one of the founders of humanistic psychology. He was born and raised in …

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CDC shortens official COVID quarantine guidance

WEBCDC shortens official COVID quarantine guidance. Health Mar 1, 2024 1:05 PM EST. New federal guidelines reduce the time you need to isolate when you come …

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Biden completes medical checkup as he readies for 2024

WEBBiden has finished his roughly three-hour medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical in suburban Maryland. The exam is being keenly watched as …

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Who Made America

WEBAn 18-year-old immigrant from Tsarist Russia in 1904, Ida Kaganovich held socialist ideals and believed in women's rights. After breaking with an aunt and uncle in Hoboken, New …

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Jews & The Arts: 10 Innovators The Story of the Jews PBS

WEBThe 10 Most Influential Jewish-American Artists You May Not Have Heard Of…. 1. E.Y. “Yip” Harburg: The Lower East Side Lyricist. Yip Harburg was born in 1896 on the 6 th …

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Mental health needs are focus of reentry conference

WEBAmericans are dealing with more mental health crises than ever recorded in the history of our nation according to data from the Bureau of Justice statistics more than …

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If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis

WEBAcademy Award, BAFTA, WGA and Emmy nominee Ramin Bahrani is the Iranian-American filmmaker of Man Push Cart, Chop Shop, 99 Homes and The White Tiger.A …

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Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F

WEBCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked Nicole Shanahan, a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office, to be his running …

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A Mom Called 911 To Get Her Son Mental Health Help. He Died …

WEBWhen a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health …

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Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge could take years

WEBANNAPOLIS, Md. — Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost …

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South African investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims …

WEBForensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying people to a popular Easter pilgrimage in the town of Moria plunged …

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