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West Virginia pathologists perform twice as many autopsies as industry standard amid shortages
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are being asked to perform at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard, resulting in significant delays,… Read More
![Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff delivers a speech at a podium](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-1-1-e1697664000568-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s health officials are expecting the winter wave of the “big three” illnesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though COVID cases are lower than they’ve been in months, Ohio health officials are preparing for what they call “a winter wave of illness”… Read More
![Dr. Carl Shy, a public health researcher, cooks on his electric stove at his home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dr.-carl-shy-npr-cw-5-copy-d5461dba4e6eb9a5c9bd4af81baf7959cc5dd338-scaled-e1697651205610-900x422.jpg)
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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Updated October 17, 2023 at 5:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched “Operation Attack,” a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas… Read More
![Lauren Stevens, a member of the Passamaquoddy tribe, back to the camera, playing a drum and singing on the shore of Pine Island.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/H1-Passamaquoddy-shore-singer-900x422.jpg)
A four-part groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Indian Country. “NATIVE AMERICA; Season Two” starts October 24 at 9 pm
NATIVE AMERICA Season 2 Premieres Tuesdays,October 24-November 14 on PBS and PBS.org Acclaimed Series Returns With Four New Native-Directed Episodes That Explore the Beauty and Power of Contemporary Indian Country… Read More