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Did Damar Hamlin experience commotio cordis? What to know about the rare phenomenon

It involves the impact of a specific force to the chest at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle. One cardiologist told NPR that what happened to Hamlin was likely "a perfect storm of events."
- Rachel Treisman
3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021, study finds

The cases of accidental ingestion of cannabis candies and baked goods among small children increased 1,375% in five years, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.
- Rhitu Chatterjee
After celebrating the holidays, maybe it's time to try 'dry January'

The month of alcohol abstinence known as "dry January" can have beneficial effects on participants months after completing the challenge.
A golden age for nonalcoholic beers, wines and spirits

There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don't like the effects of alcohol.
- Greg Rosalsky
Study: More than 3,000 young children accidentally ate pot edibles in 2021

A new study in the journal Pediatrics finds a huge spike in accidental consumption of edible weed among children 5 and younger. While most suffered mild impacts, about one in five were hospitalized.
- Rhitu Chatterjee
When someone turns 100, these volunteers are there to make sure they're honored

For the past three decades, the Centenarians of Oklahoma volunteers have made it their mission to celebrate as many centenarians as they can. To date, they've honored more than 2,700 and counting.
- Jason Breslow
Short on community health workers, a county trains teens as youth ambassadors

In Fairfax County, Va., the health department is training high school students to become health ambassadors in underserved communities and get a leg up on future careers in public health.
- Pien Huang
Washington needs 6k new nurses. This new program could help — a little

There are lots of jobs out there for registered nurses — in Washington state, about 6,000 of them. That nursing shortage can mean hospitals have to hire travel nurses at expensive rates, or sometimes they’re not able to staff all of their beds, which can lead to long wait times for patients.
- Eilís O'Neill
China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?

As case counts surge in China, rumors circulate about the effectiveness and safety of the made-in-China vaccines in use there. Here's what we know about CoronaVac and Sinopharm.
- Michaeleen Doucleff
Editors' picks: Our best global photos of 2022 range from heart-rending to hopeful

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.
- Marc Silver

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