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College student explores rare mental health condition in …

WEBElissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and …

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Mental Health Care In Milwaukee County Could Include …

WEBMental health care was in the headlines in December, when a Wauwatosa police officer shot and wounded Tinesha Jarrett, a Black woman who police say had hit …

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California's $12 billion Medicaid experiment stretches the …

WEBFabiola Sandoval (left) has struggled to help her son, Jorge Sanchez, control his asthma since he was an infant. Alondra Mercado (right), a community health worker, …

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More than 200 million seniors face extreme heat risks in …

WEBA person in their 40s now will be nearing 70 in the year 2050. And they won't be alone, because the world is undergoing an unprecedented and inexorable shift: by …

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9 ways to get healthier in 2024 without trying very hard

WEBWalking, biking or even riding a scooter to get from place to place ups your non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or NEAT. Small movements can make a positive …

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Other countries have better sunscreens. Here's why we …

WEBSkin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients …

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New UW-Madison center will research the use of …

WEBThis treatment room at the UW Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances is designed to be a comfortable and safe space for patients in …

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‘Sharing My Story Is Suicide Prevention': How One …

WEBMilwaukee native Jeannine Rivers Colburne is a suicide prevention consultant, author, and speaker. Her passion in advocating for mental health stems …

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Segregation's Impact on Metro Milwaukee's Health …

WEBSegregation can impact a person's body, mind and health. Not everyone has the same opportunity to be healthy in a city like Milwaukee. Dr. Julie Schuller says the …

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Do Milwaukee green spaces reduce stress

WEB(Left to right): Amanda Tokuyama with Urban Ecology Centers, Kelly Moore Brands with Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers and Courtney Jankowski with …

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New Mental Health Hospital In West Allis To Replace Some Care …

WEBA major change in behavioral health care in the Milwaukee region moved ahead on September 16 after a grand opening ceremony at Granite Hills Hospital in …

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Meet the public health researchers trying to rein in America's gun

WEBAfter the 1996 Dickey Amendment halted federal spending on gun violence research, a small group of academics pressed on, with little money or support. Now a …

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CEO of Milwaukee's Vivent Health explains HIV Medical Home …

WEBTo address the unique healthcare needs of people living with HIV, Vivent Health has developed the HIV Medical Home care model. It encompasses medical, …

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Survey shows alarming increase in Wisconsin youth mental health …

WEBAbout 9% of students said they had attempted suicide. DPI officials emphasized that the mental health data for lesbian, gay and bisexual students is …

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A member of Israel's war cabinet says he'll quit if there is no plan …

WEBThe ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the …

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New study analyzes the growing chronic medical conditions …

WEBAlthough they only range in age from 27 to 42 years-old, millennials are experiencing chronic health conditions at a significant rate. A new study from the Health …

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Wisconsin high school students advocate for better mental health

WEBNathan Zirk is a senior at North Crawford High School in Soldiers Grove. Zirk's mental health hit a low point in August 2022 while dealing with societal …

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Why former NIH Director Francis Collins went public with his …

WEBNPR's Scott Detrow spoke with the former director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis.

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Tree seeds that flew around the moon are now being planted …

WEBAILSA CHANG, HOST: In late 2022, a NASA flight around the moon carried a variety of tree seeds. After their time in space, they returned to Earth.

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U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis

WEBUpdated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. ET. Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug …

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Louisiana may reclassify drugs used in abortion as controlled …

WEBLouisiana lawmakers are considering adding two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state's list of controlled dangerous …

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Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region

WEBIn a pair of controversial environmental decisions, the Biden administration is moving to end all new coal leasing in the country's largest producing coal region, the …

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A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing

WEBAlexis Ratcliff attends her 18th birthday party at the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is a quadriplegic who uses a ventilator and has lived at Atrium Health …

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U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial

WEB"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence …

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