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Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is bringing COVID tests back to mailboxes. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per… Read More
These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, here’s a strategy that may help boost your mental health: Spend the next week observing your… Read More
Ohio town searches for answers months after toxic train derailment
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the Ohio village of East Palestine, leading officials to burn the toxic freight to avoid… Read More
Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
By: Tony Leys | NPR
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SYRACUSE, Neb. (NPR) — Many rural communities like this one face a health care dilemma: Is it better to have a nursing home that struggles to hire workers or no… Read More
Communities across Appalachia band together for the first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of Narcan that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this… Read More
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round of vaccines against COVID-19. The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for… Read More
Scarfing down your food? Here’s how to slow down and practice mindful eating
By: Marielle Segarra | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — You ever eat so fast that you get hiccups from just like inhaling the meal? Or you bite your cheek or tongue because you mistook it for… Read More
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
By: Laura Ungar | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point needing emergency surgery for massive bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was… Read More
Why sunscreen in the United States is behind the rest of the world
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, everyone older than six months should use sunscreen every day to decrease the risk of skin cancer. But today’s… Read More
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first RSV vaccine for expectant mothers aimed at protecting their newborn babies. Given during the third trimester of pregnancy,… Read More
DeWine names a leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has named the first-ever leader for the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization that will oversee prevention and recovery… Read More
A male mosquito’s hairy ears tune into mates. New research suggests we can stop that
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Bzzzz… Do you hear that? That’s the sound of a mosquito nearby, its wings fluttering rapidly, generating the sound waves that reach your ears and send signals… Read More
COVID rates in Ohio are increasing, but health professionals aren’t sounding an alarm
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations are on the rise in Ohio, but Ohio’s top health officials said they’re not alarmed. During the past three… Read More
Poor air quality indoors can make you sick. Here’s how to keep your home’s air clean
By: Ari Daniel | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — This summer, with wildfire smoke suffocating swaths of North America, we’ve been warned to stay indoors to avoid poor quality air. But there are things inside your… Read More
Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care
By: Cezary Podkul | Pro Publica
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Imagine if each time your wages were deposited in your bank account, your employer deducted a fee of 1.5% to 5% to provide the money electronically. That,… Read More
Call it ‘stealth mental health’ — some care for elders helps more without the label
By: Ashley Milne-Tyte | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The pandemic drew a lot of attention to young people’s mental health. But older people have suffered, too. Many elders are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, or substance… Read More
Getting clear prices for hospital care could get easier under a proposed rule
By: Julie Appleby | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — “How much is the ice cream?” A simple enough question, featured on a new TV and online advertisement, posed by a man who just wants something cold…. Read More
A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the… Read More
Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
By: Brian Mann | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Imagine if during a deadly public health crisis, 80% of Americans weren’t able to get safe, effective medications proven to help people recover. A study published Monday… Read More
What the U.S. could learn from Japan about making healthy living easier
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — I was born and raised in the American Midwest, but love visiting my parents’ homeland in Japan. Central to every trip there is always the food:… Read More
Here’s how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave
By: Bill Chappell | Maria Godoy | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — An extreme heat wave poses health risks to everyone — and it’s a unique challenge for kids who love to be outdoors in summertime. Small children can… Read More
Republicans’ excess death rate spiked after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, a study says
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The pandemic inflicted higher rates of excess deaths on both Republicans and Democrats. But after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, Republican voters in Florida and Ohio died at a… Read More
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail a rule to slow the rise of black lung
By: Leah Willingham | Matthew Daly | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock… Read More
House Republicans’ CHOICE Act would roll back some Obamacare protections
By: Julie Appleby | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Forget “repeal and replace,” the oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act. House Republicans have advanced a package of bills called the CHOICE Act that… Read More
There’s a way to get healthier without even going to a gym. It’s called NEAT
By: Will Stone | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If anyone asked if I get enough exercise, my answer would be unequivocal: Yes, I make a point of carving out time to sweat, get my… Read More
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