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Health problems have followed many 9/11 survivors, CDC shows in new museum exhibit

4:39pm September 11, 2023

by Ellen Eldridge

Many who survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks have health problems. The CDC in Atlanta is hosting an exhibit that pays tribute to those suffering and shows what public health experts have learned.

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Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that target an omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5. Vaccination campaigns, like this one in San Rafael, Calif., in 2022, could resume soon.

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New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

4:39pm September 11, 2023

by Rob Stein

Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up.

Morning news brief

5:57am September 11, 2023

The death toll from the earthquake in Morocco surpasses 2,100 people. The FDA is poised to green light a new set of COVID boosters. President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietnam.

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The Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve new COVID boosters

5:57am September 11, 2023

The latest shots could bolster immunity as a new COVID-19 wave rises, and the season for peak respiratory illnesses approaches.

Jason Silverman, on the exercise bike, and his friend Melissa Mills go to the gym together when they hang out. The pair are part of the Friendship Project in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Chipping away at the 'epidemic of loneliness,' one new friendship at a time

5:10am September 11, 2023

by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey

A growing body of research shows loneliness has profound implications for physical and mental health. Some organizations in Massachusetts are trying to help people connect to lessen those affects.

Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. "It always felt like I just couldn't get a leg up," says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing is threatened by medical debt.

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

5:00am September 11, 2023

by Noam Levey

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.

Yale settlement highlights college student mental health needs

12:27pm September 10, 2023

by Nathan Rott

NPR's Nathan Rott speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Gold about the need for colleges and universities to provide appropriate mental health services for students.

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John Chiti is a Zambian musician and police commissioner. He also has albinism, a pigmentation condition that has shaped his life. His story inspired the film "Can You See Us?" — now streaming on Netflix.

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He's a singer, a cop and the inspiration for a Netflix film about albinism in Africa

8:59am September 10, 2023

by Ari Daniel

"Can You See Us?" is the story of a boy growing up with albinism in Zambia. His father spurns him, his peers attack him. It's based on the life of John Chiti, who spoke to NPR about his experiences.

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Air pollution could be making antibiotic resistance worse

8:37am September 10, 2023

New data suggest a connection between antibiotic resistance and particulate pollution the air we breathe.

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A year on, the national shortage of Adderall persists

8:02am September 10, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Mariana Socal of Johns Hopkins about the continuing shortage of ADHD medications.