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Anchorage dogs test out masks that their owner acquired to protect their eyes against volcanic ash.

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  • Animals

Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.

April 10, 2025
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By:
  • Nathaniel Herz
Top row from left: pirão de galina from Brazil, North America, a berry soup from the Salish tribe in North America; an herbal soup popular in the Tamil community in Singapore. Bottown row: a Botswana soup is prepared with a leafy green called Morogo; a Nigerian  waterleaf soup; and a soup from Madagascar made with Zebu organs.

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  • Global Health

Healing soup recipes, Part 2: Definitely not your grandma's chicken soup!

A few of these global soups have unusual ingredients: A chicken that hasn't yet sung, waterleaf with dew drops, a zebu organ. Don't worry, we've got subs. And prep time for some is as short as 1 hour.

April 10, 2025
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By:
  • Vicky Hallett and
  • Recipes adapted by Genevieve Villamora
One-year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at a vaccine clinic held by the Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1 in Lubbock, Texas. A measles outbreak in West Texas has led to more than 500 cases, 57 hospitalizations and the deaths of two school-age children.

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  • Health

As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics

Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.

April 10, 2025
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By:
  • Bram Sable-Smith,
  • Arielle Zionts,
  • and 1 more
Measles

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  • Health

Georgia Public Health discusses new guidance around vaccines amidst measles outbreak

Against a backdrop of confusing messaging from the federal government, Georgia officials discussed who should consider getting a booster of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Life coach Ryan Mack and Anwar Hogan pose for a photo

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  • Health

Georgia tax credit helps young people aging out of foster care live independently

The state estimates 700 young people age out of Georgia’s foster care system each year.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Nursing homes already face serious staffing issues and researchers say health care worker shortages could get worse under Trump's immigration policies.

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  • Health

How Trump's immigration policies could worsen the health care worker shortage

Hospitals and nursing homes rely on the immigrant workforce to fill many key roles, research finds. Trump's crackdown on immigration threatens to exacerbate shortages.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ronnie Cohen
A NIOSH Black Lung surveillance van at the fire station in Wharton, W.Va.

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  • Health

Coal miners' health care hit hard in job cuts to CDC

The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Researchers hope AI can help with the shortage of mental health providers.

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  • Health

The (artificial intelligence) therapist can see you now

Many AI products claim to deliver mental health therapy, but with little quality control. But new research suggests with the right training, AI can be effective at helping people.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas.

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  • National

Texas' measles outbreak isn't slowing down. How can that change?

Health experts say driving up vaccination rates in affected areas is the most effective defense against this disease

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Olivia Aldridge
A lively group of kids races across a vibrant green field under a cloudy sky, showing a mix of determination and joy. Each child, clad in sports attire and running shoes, displays varying expressions of focus and excitement. The competition seems friendly yet spirited, as they dash towards the finish line, representing an inspiring scene of youthful energy and sportsmanship.

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  • Children's Health

Health advocates ask young Georgians to pledge 25 million minutes of movement in 2025

Only 18% of Georgia's children ages 6 to 17 meet the recommended daily amount of exercise. A new program hopes to increase those numbers and see young people become more physically active.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
BioLab’s Conyers facility, operated by KIK Consumer Products, on April 3, 2025.

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  • News

OSHA blames chemical storage for BioLab fire. A former worker says she had safety concerns

OSHA cites BioLab for chemical storage violations tied to 2024 Conyers fire, proposing over $61,000 in fines.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Women students stand outside Kabul University in Afghanistan. As of December 2022, the Taliban has banned women from higher education. But for some, a USAID grant provided online options as well as a chance to study abroad. That scholarship program has now been terminated.

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  • Global Health

USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college -- until now

A USAID grant enabled them to either study online or enroll in college in another country. Now the grant has been terminated.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Ruchi Kumar
In April, many communities hold events to raise awareness of sexual violence, such as this event in Reading, Pa., in 2021, put on by Safe Berks. Sexual violence prevention efforts often get funding and support from the federal government.

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  • Health

HHS guts sexual violence prevention division, leaving local efforts adrift

The CDC teams that supported local sexual assault prevention groups were 'wiped out' in RFK Jr.'s overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Georgia Capitol (Photo by Beau Evans)

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  • Health

Here’s how public health measures fared in Georgia’s 2025 legislative session

A number of public health bills stalled out as the state Senate adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine and
  • Healthbeat
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs Wednesday in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C.

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  • Health

Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters

Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
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