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Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

7:03pm October 11, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum and Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals.

Rabies shots are mandatory in most of the U.S. but some dog owners are hesitant about giving their pets the vaccine.

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Vaccine hesitancy affects dog-owners, too, with many questioning the rabies shot

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Pien Huang

A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.

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DocGo, a New York-based medical company, has partnered with Dollar General to test whether patients will use urgent and primary care from a van parked in the retail giant's parking lots.

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A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care

4:23pm October 11, 2023

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Dollar General's primary care experiment could help solve rural America's care shortage. But it's getting a chilly reception in Tennessee.

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Sitlali Yovana Poot Dzib, 20 (left), captain of The Amazonas of Yaxunah, high fives her teammates after a home run in a game played on Sept. 10. The indigenous women on the team live in the small Maya community of Yaxunah in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. They wear traditional Maya garb when they play — and eschew shoes.

These Maya women softballers defy machismo — from their mighty bats to their bare toes

3:43pm October 11, 2023

by Mark Viales

They call themselves Las Amazonas de Yaxunah. They've defeated gender stereotypes to become stars in Mexico. And these women and teens play the game wearing traditional Maya dresses — and no shoes.,

(Left) Daríana Perdigón, originally from Venezuela, and her newborn Dariangelys and (Right) Magdala Ciceron with her child Amaya, pose for portraits in the maternity care unit at the Roosevelt Hotel's medical clinic.

Migrant mothers arriving in New York find support, hope — and lots of challenges

2:33pm October 11, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

Over 100,000 migrants have sought shelter in New York City in the last year or so. Some are pregnant women fleeing violence and poverty. NPR followed the daily lives of three women.

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Palestinian children walk past debris in the courtyard of a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees following Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City on Monday.

How to talk to children about the violence in Israel and Gaza

2:21pm October 11, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Many children have likely already heard about the attacks in Israel, whether from school or overhearing the news. Let them ask questions, experts say — it's OK if you don't have all the answers.

Pez candy is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., on March 24. The candy contains red dye 3, a food additive that will be banned in California starting in 2027.

California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease

5:35pm October 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye 3, which can be found in candy, cookies and more, will be banned starting in 2027 due to links to cancer other health effects.

Gov. Cooper signs Medicaid expansion bill.

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Spreading the word about Medicaid expansion means all hands on deck

4:54pm October 10, 2023

by David Ford

Beginning December 1, 2023, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians will become eligible for health care coverage through Medicaid. The services provided include primary and maternity care as well as hospital stays, prescription drug benefits, and more. Many efforts are underway at the state and local level to connect newly eligible individuals to these resources.

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Demand for new COVID-19 vaccine rises in Forsyth County

3:06pm October 10, 2023

by April Laissle

Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations is up significantly in Forsyth County, about a month after the FDA approved a new formulation of the shot.

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Can we combat our sedentary lives? New podcast series 'Body Electric' investigates

5:09am October 10, 2023

Our bodies aren't designed for spending hours in a chair. Body Electric examines how we can change the relationship between technology and our bodies to sit less, get off our screens and feel better.