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The right (and wrong) things to say to a grieving friend

It can be hard to find the right words to say to a friend whose loved one has died. Experts share the dos and don'ts of expressing condolences.

December 05, 2024
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By:
  • Julia Furlan
Margo Jimenez cries as she talks about the moment she realized her husband, Fred Jimenez, would never wake up. According to his death certificate, Fred died of "blunt force head injuries" on Feb. 17, 2024. His injuries were caused by a push from a student 10 days earlier. His death was ruled a homicide.

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  • Education

How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous

Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.

December 05, 2024
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  • Camille Phillips
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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  • Law

Supreme Court seems ready to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Three Tennessee families—and the Biden administration—are challenging the state's ban.

December 04, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Nurses caring for patients at Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul on September 1, 2021. Since assuming power that year, the Taliban has curtailed educational opportunities for women. This week they reportedly banned women from studying nursing and midwivery.

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  • Global Health

Afghan women reportedly barred from studying nursing and midwivery

Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.

December 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ruchi Kumar
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Nov. 1 in Warren, Mich. Kennedy has been named to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the incoming Trump administration. Kennedy is on leave from leading Children's Health Defense, a nonprofit that has filed more than 30 lawsuits challenging vaccines and public health mandates.

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  • National

Inside RFK Jr.'s nonprofit's legal battles over vaccines and public health

The nonprofit Children's Health Defense that Kennedy led has filed nearly 30 federal and state lawsuits since 2020, many challenging vaccines and public health mandates.

December 04, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
The Supreme Court hears argument in a case involving gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee.

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  • Law

Supreme Court hears challenge to law banning gender-affirming care for trans kids

At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers and other treatments for trans kids in the state.

December 04, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Sharifa Movahidzadeh is one of the three protesters profiled in <em>Bread & Roses</em>, the documentary film about Taliban policies that restrict the rights of women. The film is now streaming on Apple TV+.

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  • Global Health

'Bread & Roses' is a guerrilla film about Afghan women protesters

Getting footage from the ground was essential for filmmaker Sahra Mani, the director of Bread & Roses. Her documentary, which profiles three women who engage in protests, is now streaming on Apple TV+.

December 03, 2024
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  • Ruchi Kumar
Elon Musk, who will have a role in the Trump administration to shrink government, tweeted "Delete CFPB" — that is the watchdog agency that has been working to protect people from medical debt.

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  • Health

The fight against medical debt is pivoting to the states after Trump's election

Patient and consumer advocates fear a new Trump administration will scale back federal efforts to expand financial protections for patients and shield them from debt.

December 03, 2024
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  • Noam Levey
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the FDA's refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns.

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  • Law

At Supreme Court, vaping may be frowned upon, but that could change with Trump

The focal point of the case is 2009 law enacted by Congress that gives the Food and Drug Administration a mandate to curb the availability of nicotine products for minors.

December 02, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Frank "The Tank" Watkins has been skating for more than two decades. "When people feel like they are having issues or they don't fit in, a lot of times they end up at the skatepark," he says.

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  • Arts & Life

The U.S. is facing a youth mental health crisis. These skaters want to help

The Skate Mind Project is working to bring psychological first aid to the skatepark — promoting stronger relationships within skating culture, and emphasizing parks and shops as community centers.

December 02, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
A person in a white coat and wearing a surgical mask points to brain scan results

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  • Health

Some communities have a higher risk of undiagnosed cognitive decline that could lead to dementia

African American patients were more than twice as likely as white patients to have undiagnosed cognitive issues.

December 02, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Donald and Margaret Holder of Crawford County harvesting purple hull peas in 2018. 

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  • Research News

Ongoing research into farmer stress considers the specific needs of women workers

Just over half of all U.S. farms report having a female producer and thousands more have women working in other roles. 

December 02, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Moderate drinkers who also take weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, report drinking less alcohol, a new study finds.

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  • Your Health

Dizzy after one drink? Social drinkers on obesity drugs lose the taste for alcohol

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could be a promising new treatment for addiction.

December 02, 2024
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  • Allison Aubrey
Sh'Amir Spencer and daughter Amira pose with Rx Kids co-director Mona Hanna at the Hurley Children's Center clinic in Flint, Mich. Spencer and her daughter are part of the first cohort of moms and babies in the program, which launched in the city in January.

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  • Health

As federal aid shrinks, communities try new ways to tackle child poverty on their own

After Congress ended extra cash aid for families, local efforts aimed to fill the gap. In Flint, Michigan, Rx Kids gives cash aid to every family for a baby's first year. Will it work elsewhere?

December 02, 2024
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  • Kate Wells
Christopher Ervin, Maisa Standifer and Folashade Omole stand in front of the I Am MSM sign at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta

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  • Health Care

World AIDS Day: Why community researchers and advocates want to reach Black women

Almost half of new HIV infections in the United States are reported in the South, and more than 66,000 Georgians are living with the virus that causes AIDS, many of whom do not have access to health care.

December 01, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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