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 David Losia, 21, cuts coconuts for the family pigs in front of his family house flooded by the rising tides where cinder blocks are used as a makeshift walkway in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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The Taweels arrived in the U.S. in January as Syrian refugees. Shortly after, they went to Einstein’s pediatric clinic for their first comprehensive health exam in the U.S. Dr. Raghava Kavalla walks with the two boys, 6-year-old Ghassan and four-year-old Anas, to an exam room. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
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For these Syrian refugees, smiles and tears fill the doctor’s office

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Street graffiti with an anti-gay message covers part of a privacy wall in a neighborhood in Jamaica. Advocates say much of the homophobia is fueled by a nearly 150-year-old anti-sodomy law that bans anal sex as well as by dancehall reggae performers who flaunt anti-gay themes. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
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After fleeing violence in Jamaica, gay man seeks refuge in America

Anti-gay prejudice is written into Jamaican law. A colonial-era rule criminalizes male intercourse and LGBT activists say talk of jail ti ...

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The GOP’s new healthcare proposal

Guests: Robert Field, Timothy Jost House Republicans tried more than 60 times to repeal and replace the Affordabl ...

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 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges photographers after speaking at a campaign rally in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Is President Trump causing toxic stress?

Is Donald Trump, with his daily Twitter harangues, impulsive and outrageous executive orders, and all-around nastiness harming the health of individuals?

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Why one man swallowed parasitic worm eggs

Hint: It offered a slight chance of rebooting his damaged immune system.  About ten years ago, ...

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If ACA is repealed, it will be even harder to prioritize mental health care

When it comes to investing in our health, not all issues are treated equally. This idea seems all the more relevant as we await the fate ...

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We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...

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This is what depression feels like

I feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is a solitary candle about to blow out at any moment. At the same ...

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Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost

I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.

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One scientist is creating ‘brain soup’ to calculate brain power

Research suggests that bird brains are small but mighty, so don’t judge a brain by its size. Don’t judge a brain by it ...

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Patricia Gallagher wraps a hand made blanket around the shoulders of a resident at the Open Arms of Nicetown Transitional and Emergency Housing for Vets. Gallager and other volunteers organized a ''Valentine's for Vets'' party and brought vast amounts of donated winter clothing for the men of the shelter. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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For this couple, starting a family turned into planning brain surgery

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New procedure leads to miraculous recoveries in stroke patients

On July 17, 2014 Kurt Hinrichs, of Gladstone, Missouri, went to bed early. When his wife joined him, she woke him with her snoring. That ...

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