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Bangladesh has been effective at fighting malaria. Can it eliminate the disease?

5:06am September 20, 2023

by Ari Daniel

Bangladesh has slashed its malaria numbers dramatically. But the parasite that causes the disease has a history of fighting back — and it seems it's doing so once again.

Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says CARE Court will resemble the county's other collaborative courts, like her young adult diversion court, where compassion and science drive her decisions.

At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment

5:01am September 20, 2023

by April Dembosky

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

Dr. Terry Vester examines Charity Hodge at Vester's clinic in LaFayette, Alabama. Vester and her husband are the only primary care doctors in the community.

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Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?

4:12pm September 19, 2023

by Arielle Zionts

Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town's two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.

Should menstrual products on college campuses be free?

2:30pm September 19, 2023

There's a growing movement of student-led initiatives to end "period poverty" — a lack of access to menstrual products — by pushing colleges to offer them for free.

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A study of nearly 300,000 people in the U.K. found that people who maintained at least five of seven healthy habits cut their risk of depression by 57%.

These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds

11:26am September 19, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

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GOP gets a warning on how to talk about abortion from Donald Trump

8:52am September 19, 2023

The Republican Party is facing criticism for its messaging around abortion from an unlikely source: former President Donald Trump.

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Survivors of Libya's floods include 20,000 pregnant women who need health care

5:09am September 19, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ahmad Algeriany with the United Nations reproductive health agency, about conditions in Libya after catastrophic flooding, and what aid is needed.

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What does it mean to offer compassionate care for people facing the end of life?

5:09am September 19, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Marcantonio of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, about in hospice care, how the focus is not about preparing for death, but for living a full life.

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People who adopt healthy habits can reduce risk of depressive episodes, studies say

7:55am September 18, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

New science adds to the evidence that having a sense of purpose and a hobby can help boost your spirits — even for people who are prone to depression.

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Why more Latinos need to be involved in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease

5:12am September 18, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Mario Tapia, founder of the Latino Center on Aging, and Maria Aranda of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, about quality care issues once a diagnosis is made.