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On May 13, people suspected of having the Ebola virus wait at a treatment center in the village of Bikoro, where the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Ebola Outbreak: How Worried Should We Be?

4:00pm May 18, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

The world is mobilizing to send staff and resources to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address an outbreak. That's a tough job when the epicenter is an 11-hour drive from the nearest airstrip.

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Anti-Abortion-Rights Group Reacts To Restrictions On Clinics

3:42pm May 18, 2018

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony List, responds to news that the White House will revive a rule to bar groups that provide abortions from receiving federal funds.

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New Type Of Drug To Prevent Migraines Heads To Market

1:21pm May 18, 2018

by Richard Harris

An antibody-based drug reduces the frequency of migraine headaches, according to data reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration. The agency approved Aimovig, priced at about $6,900 a year.

Since early 2013, 110 chimpanzees have been retired to Chimp Haven sanctuary in Keithville, La., from the New Iberia Research Center in Lafayette, La. That's the largest group of government-owned chimps ever sent to sanctuary. Sabrina, seen here, arrived

Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries

11:52am May 18, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A working group convened by the National Institutes of Health looked at where chimps that had been used in research should live now. Unless relocating chimps would endanger them, a sanctuary is best.

WHO And Congolese Officials Scramble To Contain Ebola Outbreak

11:27am May 18, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization says an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached a new, more worrying phase after a case turned up in a port city on the Congo River.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Drops Stokes County Hospital

10:46am May 18, 2018

by Associated Press

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is dropping a Stokes County hospital from its network.

Frozen vegetables are displayed for sale at an Aldi supermarket in Hackensack, N.J.

Frozen Food Fan? As Sales Rise, Studies Show Frozen Produce Is As Healthy As Fresh

12:46am May 18, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

The uptick is new after a multi-year sales slump. Among the benefits of frozen produce: it packs as much nutrition as fresh, but with less waste if you don't eat it right away.

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In 2017, birthrates fell by 4 percent both for women 20 to 24 years old and for women 25 to 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level

9:52pm May 17, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate — the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.

Why The U.S. Birth Rate Is At Its Lowest In 30 Years

6:04pm May 17, 2018

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control says the U.S. birth rate is the lowest in 30 years. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Gretchen Livingston, from Pew Research Center, about why that is and it means for the U.S.

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Marines based in Okinawa, Japan, fire an M136 AT-4 rocket launcher as part of a weapons training exercise on the Kaneohe Bay Range Training Facility, in 2014.

Army 'Leans In' To Protect A Shooter's Brain From Blast Injury

5:42pm May 17, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

The Army tells NPR of plans to monitor blast exposure across a military career, to enforce limits on firing certain weapons, and to even look into whether special helmets could help stop blast waves.

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