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Research shows U.S. children of color get worse health care across the board

6:16pm January 21, 2024

by Maria Godoy

New research finds that from neonatal care — to primary care — to emergency medicine, children from racial and ethnic minorities face disparities in the quality of care they receive.

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Eleven-year-old Monte Johnson and 9-year-old Waylon Parker run for the ball at a 7-on-7 practice at Tahoe Park in Sacramento, California on Jan. 14, 2023

California governor sacks effort to limit tackle football for kids

5:59pm January 21, 2024

by Kate Wolffe / CapRadio

A California proposal to phase out tackle football for children under twelve came to a screeching halt when the governor stepped in and said he wouldn't support it.

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We asked our readers to send in their wishes for 2024, and many of you expressed a hope that humans pay attention to the health of the planet. The woman pictured above is one of the nomadic Wodaabe people — cattle herders who live mainly in Chad and Niger. Their lifestyle is affected by higher temperatures, shifting winds and changing precipitation patterns due to climate change.

Readers' wishes for 2024: TLC for Earth, an end to AIDS, more empathy, less light

8:02am January 21, 2024

by Gisele Grayson

As a new year dawns, we asked our readers to send us their global wishes. Here's what they're hoping for.

Advocates push for greater investment in long COVID research at Senate hearing

5:09pm January 20, 2024

by Will Stone

Four years after the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States, long COVID remains a mystery to scientists. Medical experts called for more research funding at a Senate hearing Thursday.

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In Oregon, some see the benefits of psychedelic treatment for mental health conditions

2:12pm January 20, 2024

by Deena Prichep

When Oregon legalized psilocybin, it did so under a measure that specifically cited the drug's efficacy in treating mental health conditions. Centers are now opening their doors across the state.

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A Florida choir helps people with dementia find connection through music

8:08am January 20, 2024

by Kerry Sheridan

A chorus of professional singers and people with dementia perform Western-themed songs as a part of a support group for people dealing with memory loss.

Is the series of snowy storms in North America making you a little ... um ... squirrely? Well imagine if this was the first time you ever saw snow in your life! We reached out to people in the Global South and other parts to share their stories of the first time they saw snow.

In between shoveling, we asked folks from hot spots about their first time seeing snow

7:41am January 20, 2024

by Gabriel Spitzer

If snow has lost its charms for you, consider what it's like to experience it for the first time. People from the Global South and other snowless places share what it was like to discover snow.

This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 5, 2024, shows different views of a Busseto charcuterie sampler with prosciutto, sweet sopressata and dry coppa.

Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak

1:51pm January 19, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

The CDC says there have been at least 47 illnesses across 22 states tied to the outbreak, which officials believe is linked to charcuterie meat trays sold at the two wholesale stores.

Global buzzwords for 2024: Gender apartheid. Climate mobility. Mega-election year

12:32pm January 19, 2024

by Andrew Connelly

2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.

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New cancer cases expected to hit record high in 2024

5:14am January 19, 2024

An American Cancer Society report estimates new cancer cases this year will hit a record high of more than 2 million.