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Data shows the pandemic spiked anxiety in the U.S., but state policies can help

4:23pm December 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Catherine Ettman, postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , about recent trends in the prevalence of anxiety in the U.S.

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Greensboro psychologist offers tips to reduce holiday stress

4:21pm December 20, 2022

by Paul Garber

Managing the mind and body presents challenges in the season where indulgences can be part of the routine.

The brain uses special neurons called time cells to organize our memories of events and experiences. But, despite their name, these cells don't work like a clock.

For 'time cells' in the brain, what matters is what happens in the moment

1:50pm December 20, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

The brain uses special neurons called time cells to organize our memories of events and experiences. But, despite their name, these cells don't work like a clock.

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Understanding the mental health crisis afflicting American teens

1:28pm December 20, 2022

by Dave Davies

Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide have risen in recent years. NY Times reporter Matt Richtel says we lack the therapists and treatment centers to care for teens who are suffering.

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A CVS pharmacy in California running low on children's pain and fever relief medicines, pictured earlier this month.

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CVS and Walgreens limit sales of children's meds as the 'tripledemic' drives demand

12:04pm December 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Walgreens will limit online orders of children's fever and pain medicine to six items "to help support availability and avoid excess purchases." At CVS stores, purchases will be limited to two.

Dr. Esgar Guarín with his mobile vasectomy clinic parked at a Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Mo.

Fewer abortions, more vasectomies: Why the procedure may be getting more popular

5:00am December 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In response to growing abortion restrictions, many health care providers report a rising number of patients seeking vasectomy care.

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What is anxiety?

4:42pm December 19, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Scientists say anxiety is very useful and adaptive, warning us of threats in our environment. But chronic anxiety, or anxiety that interferes with daily life, can harm our mental and physical health.

Three TikTok phenomena of 2022: the pop star Bad Bunny; an Inuit mother and daughter who teach how to say yes with your eyebrows; and one of the Iranians who cut their hair in solidarity with 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately.

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Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

4:32pm December 19, 2022

TikTok is more than just goofy dances and challenges. Here are some of the most widely viewed — and engaging — global TikToks of the year.

How a Black neighborhood association in Pittsburgh helped shape emergency medicine

1:27pm December 19, 2022

by Dave Davies

American Sirens author Kevin Hazzard tells the story Freedom House, a neighborhood nonprofit that, with the help of a pioneering physician, trained some of the nation's first paramedics.

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Lauren Overman poses for a portrait at a park close to her home near Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2022. Overman will sometimes work virtually from this picnic table as an abortion doula, which she has been doing for over four years. She offers her services virtually and in-person, to people across the U.S., including in states that have banned or severely restricted abortion access.

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In North Carolina, more people are training to support patients through an abortion

11:18am December 19, 2022

by Claire Donnelly

In the months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, training groups in North Carolina say they've seen an uptick in interest from people wanting to work as abortion doulas.