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Students criticize the University of North Carolina's response to an active shooter emergency

10:52am September 03, 2023

by Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press/Report for America

Despite the university’s confidence in its response, students say their teachers appeared unprepared and many grew more panicked in the absence of detailed information.

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Pharmaceutical groups are suing the Biden administration for its Medicare plans

8:04am September 03, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan Law Professor Nicholas Bagley about the lawsuits filed by pharmaceutical groups to strike down Medicare's new drug negotiating power.

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Life Kit: Dealing with anxiety

4:45pm September 02, 2023

by Marielle Segarra

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. NPR's Life Kit has tips for dealing with anxiety.

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Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers

10:47am September 02, 2023

by Alice Fordham

An investigation revealed that dozens of rehab facilities were scamming the state for Medicaid dollars. Native leaders have a plan. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on August 31, 2023.)

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Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She brought her Bible with her when the family fled Kharkiv for a new home in Brazil. But a new crisis made her wonder if Brazil was the right place for her.

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Whatever happened to the Ukrainian refugees who found a haven in Brazil?

8:07am September 02, 2023

After fleeing the war in Ukraine, a family found a sense of belonging far away - in Prudentópolis, Brazil, known as "Little Ukraine." A year later, the family finds themselves starting over yet again.

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Scientists are meeting in Santa Fe to unravel the mystery of long COVID

8:01am September 02, 2023

Scientists from around the world met face to face in Santa Fe, NM, this week to present the latest findings on long COVID and discuss studies of potential treatments.

Fish oil labels are misleading, new study shows

6:42pm September 01, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Fish oil is one of the most popular dietary supplements in the U.S. A new study finds most fish oil products make misleading health claims on their labels.

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SEIU nursing home workers have been calling for safer staffing levels for years.

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Labor unions praise Biden's plan to boost staffing at nursing homes

6:32pm September 01, 2023

For the first time ever, nursing homes may soon have to guarantee a registered nurse is working 24/7 in every facility.

The latest on COVID: Labor Day weekend, possible boosters and vaccines this fall

6:20pm September 01, 2023

by Rob Stein

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, here's an update on COVID in the U.S. — plus a look ahead to likely FDA approval of new COVID boosters and what could be a busy fall of vaccination for flu, RSV and COVID.

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Hand dropping pills, bottle, spilling on the school hallway floor.

As more teens overdose on fentanyl, schools face a drug crisis unlike any other

4:41pm September 01, 2023

Fentanyl-related teen overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2019 to 2021. As the school year gets under way, families in mourning urge education leaders to respond.

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