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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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A petrol attendant stands next to a newspaper headline in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. As the world grapples with the emergence of the new variant of COVID-19, scientists in South Africa — where omicron was first identified — are scrambling to combat its spread across the country. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
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How vaccine makers plan to address the new COVID-19 omicron variant

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In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 photo, Chinese doctor Peng Limei looks at a CT scan of a lung cancer patient at the Jingdong Zhongmei private hospital in Yanjiao, China's Hebei Province. As China considers a nationwide ban on smoking indoors, the fight is well underway in Beijing, which banned smoking in restaurants and other public places 18 months ago. Zealous volunteers and anti-smoking advocates have made some headway against millions of occasionally intransigent smokers and the state-run cigarette monopoly, a large and powerful force in China’s government and economy
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Physicians urge preventative screenings this Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer kills more people in the U.S. each year than colon, breast or prostate cancer combined. Screening can catch it while it’s treatable.

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A sign reading ’Stay safe’ in Regent Street, in London, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant
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International
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COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa.

5 years ago

People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province
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International
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Omicron: What is this new COVID variant in South Africa?

In a statement on Friday, the World Health Organization designated it as a “variant of concern."

5 years ago

File photo: the Merck logo on a stained glass panel at a Merck company building in Kenilworth, N.J. Dec.18, 2014
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FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety

U.S. health officials say Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.

5 years ago

People lineup to get vaccinated at a shopping mall in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province
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New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans

A World Health Organization panel has classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern.

5 years ago

Brian Catania works aide Taylor Putnam through the Row Dog, one of the six core activation exercises he and Travis Ross developed.
Delaware
Health Care
Medicine
Sports

NFL puts core strengthening program of Delaware therapists in its playbook

One devotee of the training and stretching technique is Delaware native Troy Reeder, who starts at linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.

5 years ago

Native tribes have responded to the pandemic with creative ways to stay connected. Veronica Concho and Raymond Concho Jr. grew traditional Pueblo foods and Navajo crops with their grandchildren Kaleb and Kateri Allison-Burbank in Waterflow, N.M.
(Joshuaa Allison-Burbank/NPR)
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Hit hard by COVID, Native Americans come together to protect families and elders

5 years ago

Black Friday shoppers wearing face masks wait in line to enter a store at the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, Calif., Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Public Health

Holiday season moves into high gear but challenges remain

The big question is how much will supply shortages, higher prices and staffing issues dampen shoppers’ mood this holiday season.

5 years ago

Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
K-12
New Jersey

N.J. is sharing more data on COVID activity in schools. Here’s what it shows

In addition to data on the number of COVID-19 cases in N.J. schools, it includes information on staff vaccination rates and the number of students learning remotely.

5 years ago

People sit in an observation area after being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Pennsylvania
Public Health
WESA

Pennsylvania’s count of fully vaccinated adults drops by 500,000

It’s unclear exactly how the error occurred. The state says it continues to refine its data and remove duplicate information, a process it started in July.

5 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Health

Temple University disburses nearly $40 million in COVID-19 relief to students

Temple has been allocated $39,204,052 to use toward grants for students who have demonstrated financial need and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 years ago

New Jersey resident, Kimyatta Frazier (middle), with her family celebrating Mother's Day last May
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Medicine
Race & Ethnicity

Early genetic testing can lead to better health outcomes. So why are patients of color not tested at the same rates?

Population-level and familial risks exist for inherited cancer disorders. Diversifying the genetic counseling field is one solution.

5 years ago

A nurse fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine
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Medicine
Public Health

I’m fully vaccinated and I also had COVID. Do I need a booster?

Booster shots have been authorized for all U.S. adults, and the government is urging people to get them. But what if you've already had COVID and the vaccine?

5 years ago

A sign notifies customers that COVID-19 vaccinations are available at a pharmacy in a grocery store
Delaware
Medicine
Public Health

Does Delaware’s new COVID-19 spike portend a long infected winter? Health officials worried it does

With Thanksgiving upon us and December’s holidays looming, concern grows among Delaware health leaders about ‘bad outcomes’ from indoor gatherings.

5 years ago

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