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Nabia Drammeh, 27, a nurse, talks with Maram Ceesay, and her granddaughter, Awa at the Brufut Minor Health Center outside of Banjul, the Gambia. Awa's mother passed away during childbirth leaving her Maram to look after her. The 2-year-old is being treate

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A Gambian Nurse Fights Pain Without Pills

7:53pm October 22, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

As the U.S. grapples with the opioid crisis, pain medication is in short supply in some other parts of the world. One nurse in the Gambia explains how she addresses pain with tools other than drugs.

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More LOLs, Fewer Zzzs: Teens May Be Losing Sleep Over Social Media

7:08pm October 22, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep. But maybe it's not all sad face, researchers say.

Signs in London designate the Ultra Low Emission and Congestion Charging zones for cars driven into the city's center.

London Says Air Pollution Fell By Roughly A Third After New Emissions Rules

5:23pm October 22, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

If vehicles in central London don't meet emissions standards, their drivers must pay a daily fine. Six months into the new program, the city says the regulation is decreasing toxic air pollution.

CDC Studying Tissue To Try And Track Down Root Cause Of Vaping-Related Lung Damage

4:58pm October 22, 2019

by Richard Harris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is starting to study lung tissue and chemicals from electronic cigarette vapor to track down the root cause of lung damage caused by vaping.

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A blood transfusion bag hangs in an operating room in a hospital in the Republic of Congo. Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have a huge gap between blood supply and demand, new research found.

Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of Blood

4:13pm October 22, 2019

by Tim McDonnell

The first global analysis of blood supply and demand finds that many developing countries are relying on risky emergency donations.

Newborns are treated at a pediatric hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. The rates of childhood mortality have improved in Hanoi but remain high in more rural parts of the country.

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Where You're Born Even Within A Country Still Matters

2:25pm October 22, 2019

by Pien Huang

Fewer children are dying globally, but a new study finds geographic disparities still exist within many countries.

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Report: Black Infant Mortality In NC Double That Of White

9:15am October 22, 2019

by Associated Press

A report by the state of North Carolina says black infants born in the state are more than twice as likely to die than white infants.

Chicago Churches Help To Pay Off Cook County Residents' Medical Debt

7:02am October 22, 2019

A network of churches in the Chicago area worked with a nonprofit to eliminate $5.3 million in medical debt belonging to 6,000 community members.

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Meme, a New Hampshire woman using a family nickname, ended up spending 20 days locked inside a wing of the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H.

Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

5:00am October 22, 2019

by Jason Moon

She was detained because she couldn't get a court hearing. She couldn't get a hearing because they are available only to people in psychiatric beds and the state's psychiatric facilities are full.

Scientists are exploring a new technique, called prime editing, that is more precise than CRISPR and which uses certain enzymes, including reverse transcriptase, to edit DNA.

Scientists Create New, More Powerful Technique To Edit Genes

7:28pm October 21, 2019

by Rob Stein

A new technique, dubbed 'prime editing,' appears to make it even easier to make very precise changes in DNA. It's designed to overcome the limits of the CRISPR gene editing tool.

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