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Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective. (Cathy Scola/Getty Images)
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Vitamin D and fish oil supplements disappoint in long-awaited study results

Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective.

7 years ago

Researchers followed a group of kids from childhood into adulthood to track the link between trauma in early life and adult mental health.
NPR
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Should childhood trauma be treated as a public health crisis?

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the answer should be yes

7 years ago

The Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda Messier 31 M31.
Skytalk
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Going in Circles

This week, astronomers are studying a pair of stars that rotate around their common point once every 3 hours. The stars are buried ...

Air Date: November 10, 2018

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Carol Erzen (right) of Merakey Allegheny Valley School in Pittsburgh trains special-needs caregivers in how to identify signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia and adjust a patient’s surroundings accordingly. (Merakey Allegheny Valley School)
Health

Special-needs caregivers learn how to spot, treat dementia

Those with special needs are living longer, but that means they are more susceptible to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's

7 years ago

Sister Bertha Lopez Chaves applies anti-inflammatory eyedrops to a migrant at a stadium in Mexico City where the caravan is resting. Her order is one of roughly 50 groups giving aid to the migrants in the Mexican capital.
NPR
Health

Health care for the migrant caravan: Flu, blisters but definitely not smallpox

Stomach problems mostly originate from lack of sanitation available to the migrants as they travel.

7 years ago

A man cleans the carpet in his car with vacuum cleaner. (Bigstock Image)
The Pulse
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Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?

Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.

7 years ago

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A pediatrician holds up a measles
Down the Shore
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Officials: 2 more cases reported in Ocean County measles outbreak

New Jersey health officials have confirmed two more cases of measles in a central New Jersey community, with another seven people also suspected of having the virus.

7 years ago

An emu and a donkey graze together in a neighborhood pasture in Healdsburg, Calif. A duo of the same species has reportedly
NPR
Science

Love knows no species: Emu and donkey have fallen for each other, caretakers say

A male donkey and a female emu have reportedly "fallen in love," creating an unexpected roadblock for a North Carolina animal shelter in rehousing them.

7 years ago

Radio Times
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Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space

SCOTT KELLY spent 340 days in space, setting the record for the longest space ...

7 years ago

Listen 35:30
Radio Times
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Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing

Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...

Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am

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A change in hospital culture can help prevent serious complications and death during delivery, according to clinicians who work in the field. (Ian Hoot/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How hospitals can tackle the maternal mortality crisis

7 years ago

Medics with the Cincinnati Fire Department nasally administer naloxone to a man while responding to a possible overdose report at a gas station, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in downtown Cincinnati.
The Why
Health

The Chronicles of Narcan

Narcan is heralded as one of the most important weapons to fight the opioid epidemic. But on the ground, the decision whether or not to use Narcan is a bit more complicated.

Air Date: November 8, 2018

Listen 14:29
Those signing up for a health care plan in Pennsylvania this year will find new options and  lower priced coverage, but they may end up paying more. (File photo)
Health

Despite arrival of competing plans, some ACA enrollees face higher premiums in region

The open enrollment period for 2019 runs through Dec. 15.

7 years ago

One of the BillerudKorsnäs packaging redesign projects replaced the plastic casing around camping gear with cardboard. (Cassandra Profita/OPB)
NPR
Science

Beyond plastic bans: Creating products to replace it

The growing number of campaigns to ban plastic waste are putting pressure on companies to find alternatives – not just for straws, but for all kinds of plastic packaging.

7 years ago

NPR
Health

She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too

Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.

7 years ago

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