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The U.S. ranks higher in the world happiness report when it comes to people aged 60 and older.

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  • Your Health

U.S. drops in new global happiness ranking. One age group bucks the trend

A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.

March 20, 2024
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  • Allison Aubrey
Shell's petrochemical complex along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pa., June 2022.

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  • Climate

Taxpayer-funded petrochemical plants are polluting communities, report finds

A fleet of new plastics plants in the U.S. often release illegal levels of air pollution, even while receiving big tax breaks from state and local governments, the report found.

March 20, 2024
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  • Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front
Under Louisiana's abortion ban, doctors face penalties of up to 15 years in prison, $200,000 in fines and loss of their medical license. Dr. Neelima Sukhavasi, a Baton Rouge OB-GYN, says that doctors are scared. Here, Dr. Sukhavasi poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday, March 18, 2024.

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  • Health

Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals

A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Rosemary Westwood
Workers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana leave the building in September 2017. New research out of the National Institutes of Health finds no unusual pattern of damage in the brains of Havana syndrome patients.

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  • News

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm

The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Watermelon pickers in a field near Pitts, Ga. on June 27, 2023. Workers take four water breaks an hour to stay safe in the extreme heat of field work.

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  • Mental Health

UGA's annual Farm Stress Summit is underway as farmers brace for dip in annual gains

Agriculture is Georgia’s largest industry but it can also be stressful for those who work in it. To address this, the University of Georgia Extension is hosting its annual Farm Stress Summit Wednesday — for the first time, in North Georgia. 

March 19, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Ultra-processed foods contain substances you wouldn't find in your own kitchen, like high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor and color enhancers, anti-caking agents and emulsifiers.

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  • Your Health

From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up

Americans consume more than half their daily calories from ultra-processed food. A new study finds consuming lots of this food is linked to a higher risk of many diseases.

March 19, 2024
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  • Allison Aubrey
Pfizer's Paxlovid combines two antiviral drugs to fight the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • Health

In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment

The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.

March 19, 2024
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  • Pien Huang
The share of abortions that are performed with medication alone (a combination of mifepristone and misoprosotol) increased between 2020 and 2023.

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  • Health

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023

That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.

March 19, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
An asbestos warning sign is seen at Victoria Park in in Sydney, Australia on February 29, 2024.

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  • Health

The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry

More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.

March 18, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Rahima Banu had the last recorded case of naturally occurring variola major smallpox, a deadly strain of the virus, in 1975. At left: Banu in her mother's arms as a small child. At right: Banu today, close to 50 years old, lives in a small village in Bangladesh with her husband, Rafiqul Islam, and their children.

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  • Perspective

The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024

Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.

March 18, 2024
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  • Dr. Céline Gounder
Opill is the first birth control pill available over the counter in the United States.

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  • Health

First over-the-counter birth control pill now for sale online

Opill, an over-the-counter birth control pill, goes on sale online today. The pill is expected to be available in stores within a few weeks.

March 18, 2024
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  • Sydney Lupkin
A store in Monrovia, Liberia, advertises Coca-Cola. The photo is from circa 1947.

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  • Global Health

Q&A: Author of 'Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African' on Coke's surprising history

How did the soda giant from America come to be seen as "local" in Africa? And what has the impact been on the continent for worse and for better?

March 17, 2024
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  • Diane Cole
Bridget Barton drove back to Kansas City, Mo., the day after the parade to turn in the bullet she found in her backpack to police and to give a statement. She was mobbed by media that had assembled for a news conference at the same location — interviews she says are now a blur.

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  • News

They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten

A Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the start of panic attacks, life-altering trauma and waking to nightmares of gunfire. They wonder how they'll recover from the Kansas City parade shooting.

March 16, 2024
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  • Peggy Lowe and
  • Bram Sable-Smith
(From left to right) Portrait of Nicole Brownstein, Bernie Wagenblast, and Patrick Buenaventura at Wagenblast's home in Cranford, NJ, on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.

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  • National

Transitioning later in life can feel isolating. One social group wants to change that

Social spaces for trans folks tend to be youth-oriented. Transitioning for those over 50 can bring unique challenges. One New Jersey support group offers community and a path forward.

March 16, 2024
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  • Margaret Cirino
Clyde and Renee Smith outside their Atlanta home on Feb. 5, 2021.

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  • Health

One of the first Georgians with COVID-19, now 84, discusses vaccines, reinfection

Atlanta residents Renee and Clyde Smith were among the first Americans to contract the virus in February of 2020 while passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The couple, now 84 years old, spent three weeks quarantining in Japan. 

March 15, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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