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News Articles: Health

A scene from the popular Ethiopian soap opera <em>Yegna</em>, which sends messages about health and well-being to its teen viewers. Topics range from child marriage to menstrual pads.

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  • Television

She writes for a hit Ethiopian soap opera. This year, the plot turns on child marriage

The show is Yegna. Its goal (besides entertainment) is to tackle issues affecting teen girls (and boys, too), from a lack of menstrual pads to why betting is unwise. We talk to one of the writers.

June 04, 2023
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By:
  • Veronique Mistiaen
Student pharmacist Charles Liu administered a dose of mpox vaccine at a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health clinic in West Hollywood, Calif., last August.

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  • Health

Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer

Health officials say more vaccination, testing and awareness among people at high risk for infection with mpox could curb a potential resurgence in the U.S.

June 04, 2023
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Using sunscreen plays a key role in protecting skin from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.

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  • Your Health

Picking the 'right' sunscreen isn't as important as avoiding these 6 mistakes

Sunscreen is crucial for skin protection and the SPF is important. But dermatologists say the key to good summer skin care is applying plenty of lotion and re-applying it often, even when it's cloudy.

June 04, 2023
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By:
  • Allison Aubrey
When Dexter Barry learned he will be the recipient of a healthy heart, he most looked forward to the possibility of seeing his grandchildren grow up.

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  • National

Heart transplant recipient dies after being denied meds in jail; ACLU wants an inquiry

Dexter Barry pleaded with police, jail staff and a court judge that he needed his medication to maintain his heart transplant. The ACLU is urging a state investigation into the 54-year-old's death.

June 03, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Dr. Caitlin Bernard (center left) sits next to her attorneys during a May 25 hearing before the Indiana Medical Licensing Board in downtown Indianapolis.

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  • National

Doctors rally to defend abortion provider Caitlin Bernard after she was censured

Hundreds of Indiana doctors across specialties say a decision by the state's Medical Licensing Board to reprimand Dr. Caitlin Bernard sets a dangerous precedent about what doctors can and can't say.

June 03, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
X-rays of a patient with tuberculosis, taken in November 2002 in New Jersey, show damage to the lungs.

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  • National

A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year

A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.

June 03, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
The settlement deal with Indivior, which makes an addiction treatment medication called Suboxone, ends a legal battle with 41 states and the District of Columbia.

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  • Health

Addiction drug maker will pay more than $102 million fine for stifling competition

Indivior was accused of using illegal strategies to keep generic versions of the opioid-treatment medication Suboxone off the market. The company denies wrongdoing.

June 02, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
The Medical Minute (Updated)

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  • Research News

Medical Minute: Carmin

This week’s Medical Minute discusses a molecule of RNA that could be instrumental in efforts to block stroke and heart attacks. 

June 02, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
A new study finds that stimulating the brain during sleep can improve memory.

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  • Research News

Scientists zap sleeping humans' brains with electricity to improve their memory

Scientists have shown that deep brain stimulation during sleep can help people retain new information. The approach could help people with memory problems related to disorders like Alzheimer's.

June 02, 2023
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  • Jon Hamilton
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

By boosting memory consolidation, scientists may be able to help Alzheimer's patients

During sleep, the brain strengthens memories it expects to use in the future. Now, scientists say they've found a way to enhance this process. This research might someday help people with memory loss.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad at the National Park of American Samoa. The pair visited all 63 U.S. national parks together

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  • Mental Health

How a 93-year-old visited every national park and healed a family rift in the process

Grandma Joy Ryan, the 93-year-old behind @grandmajoysroadtrip on Instagram, says she's the "oldest old lady to ever visit every national park."

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

The number of Asians and Pacific Islanders with diabetes keeps going up

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors are working from the inside the community to make people healthier.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time.

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  • Science

Medical students aren't showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?

Most first- and second-year medical students don't attend lectures. A student and a professor suggest it's a good time to think a lot about medical education, starting with "flipping the classroom."

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Alexander P. Philips and
  • Philip Gruppuso
This image provided by Health Canada shows the final wording of six separate warnings that will be printed directly on individual cigarettes as Canada becomes the first in the world to take that step aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in.

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  • Health

Individual cigarettes in Canada will soon carry health warnings

The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Health

Worried about your kids' video gaming? Explore their online worlds yourself

Games probably won't rot your kid's brain. But kids do need guidance in using them wisely. Here's how to help them, starting with spending some of your own time in the games your kids can't put down.

May 31, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
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