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The UAW launches a historic strike against the Big 3 automakers. Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendations. The death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya.
Health & Safety
Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendation
Florida's public health officials are giving their own COVID booster recommendation — saying only those over 65 should get the shot. Some health systems in the state are following CDC guidance.
Tips for dealing with anxiety, the 'check engine light' of the brain
Anxiety can feel awful. But it can also be a helpful warning signal, telling us when we're in danger or out of alignment with our true feelings.
'Policymakers need to do their job too': Pediatrician's view on child poverty rate
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with pediatrician Megan Sandel about the on-the-ground impacts of child poverty.
What to know about the new COVID-19 booster
As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., new boosters have started to arrive at pharmacies this week. Here's how protective the latest booster is, who should get it and how to schedule it with other vaccines.
There's a glimmer of hope on Yemen's war front. Yet children are still dying of hunger
In a hospital in the frontline city of Taiz, a woman tries to revive her malnourished baby with protein paste. The war-torn country is suffering through one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Netflix series travels the world's 'blue zones' where longevity rules
NPR's A Martinez talks to Dan Buettner about parts of the world where it's common for people to live past 100. While they're separated by distance and language, find out what they have in common.
Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
The Biden administration says a recently proposed minimum staffing standard would help ensure quality care, but nursing home leaders predict it will accelerate a trend of closures in rural America.
Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis
A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.
The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know
Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?