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News Articles: Health

Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6'4" tall and often mistaken for an adult. A curriculum at church has helped him accept himself and deal with how people sometimes react to him.

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  • Mental Health

More Black teens are in mental health crisis. This church tries to help them heal

At First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot intervention and study to address suicide risk among Black teens.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
2nd place winner - "This photograph was captured during my trip to Blitar, East Java Indonesia. I was travelling to a small village named Kampung Nusantara. That day when I was walking around the village, I met Mbok Sutinah, 82 years, a grandma who's been selling watermelon since 1987 after her husband passed away to support her family."

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  • Global Health

Portraits of women who 'shine a light': from an 'analog' astronaut to a watermelon farmer

The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women's Day: "Iconic Women: From Everyday Life to Global Heroes."

March 08, 2025
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By:
  • Diane Cole
If you're ready to make a big decision, grab a pen, some paper and a calendar and answer these journal prompts from our experts.

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  • Arts & Life

Not sure where to go next in life? These journal prompts can help you figure it out

Whether you're thinking about starting a new career or moving to a different city, these exercises can help you make hard decisions with more confidence and clarity.

March 08, 2025
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By:
  • Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
A pharmacist holds a bottle of pills and examines it

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  • Health

Georgians could get screened for HIV meds prescribed in pharmacies if this bill passes

Proposed legislation would expand health care access to people at risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Bri McNulty does public health outreach at a conference in Iowa.

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  • Health

She got her dream job at CDC back. But she's already moving on

An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Sneezing

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  • Climate

Sneezing already? Warmer weather is triggering a longer allergy season

Warming temperatures are giving plants more time to grow and produce allergy-inducing pollen, Climate Central meteorologist Lauren Casey says. GPB's Orlando Montoya reports.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • GPB News Staff
A second death has been confirmed in the measles outbreak in West Texas. An unvaccinated adult tested positive for the virus across the border in New Mexico.

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  • Health

Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK Jr. is sending the wrong message

There are now two confirmed deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread from West Texas across the border into New Mexico. And infectious disease doctors are concerned RFK Jr.'s response is missing the mark.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Megan Planovsky watches her daughter, Lydia Planovsky, play with a toy in their home.

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  • Mental Health

Here's what to know about Section 504 protections for Georgia students with mental health needs

For over 50 years, the federal Rehabilitation Act has provided a way for parents to make sure schools accommodate the special needs of their kids. In May 2024, a piece of the Act called Section 504 was expanded to include "gender dysphoria, leading to a 17-state lawsuit joined by Georgia.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Clocks spring forward this weekend when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Protect your sleep through the time change and sign up for our special sleep newsletter.

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  • Health

Don't let daylight saving time mess with your sleep. Sign up for our special newsletter

Prepare yourself for the time change and sign up for our one-week newsletter series, Life Kit's Guide to Better Sleep. You'll get science-backed strategies to help you get your sleep back on track.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Malaka Gharib
A sign for Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh.

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  • Business

Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion

A buyout to take the drugstore chain private would give it more flexibility to make changes to improve its business without worrying about Wall Street's reaction.

March 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Dr. Marty Makary testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to become Food and Drug Administration commissioner.

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  • Health

5 takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump's FDA nominee

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
South African boys from a rural area are briefed by an health worker from Doctors Without Borders before undergoing medical circumcision as a form of HIV prevention. The U.S. has supported male circumcision programs in countries with high rates of HIV. In his address to Congress this week, President Donald Trump listed aid programs that he considers an "appalling waste" and included "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

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  • Global Health

Trump says 'male circumcision in Mozambique' is a 'scam.' What's the program about?

In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — including "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bec Roldan

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  • Health

Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Amy Yurkanin and
  • ProPublica
A demonstration at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters on Feb. 18, 2025, saw retired public health workers and others join to support current CDC employees as they left work to go home. Thousands have been terminated from agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services in recent days — a move that could threaten disease response.

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  • News

'Read this e-mail immediately': CDC tells about 180 fired employees to come back to work

The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor, is President Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health.

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  • Health

Trump's nominee to run NIH faces Senate scrutiny

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, appears before the Senate HELP committee, which will vet his nomination to become the next director of the National Institutes of Health.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
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