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A massive polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza

3:55pm September 02, 2024

by Sarah Handel

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Hamid Jafari, director of Polio Eradication for the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean region, about the effort to administer some 600,000 vaccines in Gaza.

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Childhood vaccination rates and the new school year

3:47pm September 02, 2024

by Courtney Dorning

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. Steven Furr of the American Academy of Family Physicians about childhood vaccination rates, as measles cases continue to climb around the country.

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Titanic research dive reveals discovery, decay and new photos

9:00am September 02, 2024

This summer, RMS Titanic, Inc. — the salvor-in-possession of the wreck — made its first unmanned dive to the wreck in 14 years. The team uncovered some rare finds — and losses.

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This metabolic brain boost revives memory in Alzheimer’s mice

7:00am September 02, 2024

An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Wheelies look fun, but they're a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs

5:00am September 02, 2024

It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.

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CHICKEN-CISE

2:08am September 02, 2024

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Not motivated to get to the gym? NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff explores how functional exercise, such as gardening or taking care of chickens, racks up steps and squats.

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Short Wave: Insect Eavesdropper

1:49am September 02, 2024

Globally, farmers struggle with a huge problem: pests. WUWM reporter Lina Tran reports how researchers in the Midwest are inventing new forms of pest detection that involve eavesdropping on insects.

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Report finds many issues at the Boar's Head meat factory that had a listeria outbreak

7:56am September 01, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

We follow up on one of the big stories of recent days: the listeria outbreak. Inspection reports show myriad problems at the Boar's Head deli meat factory where the outbreak originated.

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