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What's driving the rise in STIs

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with infectious disease expert Michael Saag about the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections.
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Ayesha Rascoe

Sep 25, 2022 at 4:54 am NPR
Weekend Edition Saturday

The CDC is looking into a stomach bug outbreak at the Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is home to incredible natural beauty. And this summer, a norovirus outbreak. The stomach bug sickened hundreds of rafters and hikers ... and prompted the CDC to take a look at it.
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Luke Runyon

Sep 24, 2022 at 4:56 am NPR
Here's what will happen at the first White House hunger summit since 1969

The Biden administration wants to end hunger in the U.S. in eight years. At a conference on Sept. 28, the White House will unveil its plan.
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Ximena Bustillo

Sep 23, 2022 at 9:13 am NPR
California plans to phase out new gas heaters by 2030

The California Air Resources Board approved a plan to phase out sales of new gas furnaces and water heaters in the state by 2030.
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Caleigh Wells

Sep 23, 2022 at 7:52 am NPR
Here's what the FDA says contributed to the baby formula shortage crisis

The Food and Drug Administration rattled off 15 reasons behind the national baby formula shortage, but couldn't identify a specific person or agency responsible.
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Dustin Jones

Sep 23, 2022 at 2:00 am NPR
KUOW Newsroom

Monkeypox continues to infect about 20 people each week in Washington state

It's mostly men (97% of cases), people between the ages of 25 and 44, and King County residents who have gotten monkeypox in Washington state.
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Paige Browning

Dyer Oxley

Sep 22, 2022 at 10:07 am
A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke!

Volunteers for the trial put an arm over a box with hundreds of mosquitoes carrying a genetically modified malaria parasite. Here's why they did it that way — and why the trial holds promise.
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Max Barnhart

Sep 21, 2022 at 1:59 pm NPR
Western WA is covered by smoke again. But for how long?

There’s smoke in the air again this week, thanks to winds from the east that are bringing smoke from the Bolt Creek fire into the Puget Sound region. And an inversion is trapping that smoke close to the ground. Still, the air quality is not hazardous for most people.
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Eilis O'Neill

Sep 20, 2022 at 3:32 pm
Why your bad boss will probably lose the remote-work wars

Since 2020, office workers have waged an epic battle to work remotely. They're mostly winning.
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Greg Rosalsky

Sep 20, 2022 at 3:30 am NPR
Many children are regularly exposed to gun violence. Here's how to help them heal

Children who are regularly exposed to gun violence can struggle with feelings of hopelessness and anxiety. There's a lot communities and after-school programs can do to help.
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Noelle E. C. Evans

Sep 20, 2022 at 2:01 am NPR