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A pediatrician examines a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago on Tuesday in 2019. In a new policy statement released Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate "race-based" medicine a

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A U.S. pediatricians' group is trying to eliminate race-based medical guidance

12:57pm May 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The American Academy of Pediatrics is reexamining its treatment recommendations. Pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice.

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News brief: Mariupol evacuation, Russian troops in ex-Soviet republics, Long COVID

7:28am May 02, 2022

Fierce fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Russia looks for ways to maintain influence beyond its borders. Scientists want to know why some COVID-19 long-haulers develop multiple medical issues.

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Scientists explore why some COVID long-haulers develop multiple health issues

5:08am May 02, 2022

NIH scientists are looking for people to take part in a study on long-COVID. They want to find out why some people with lingering symptoms get better, and others end up with chronic health problems.

Families embrace after a flight from Los Angeles arrived at Auckland International Airport as New Zealand's border opened for visa-waiver countries Monday, May 2, 2022.

New Zealand welcomes back tourists as it eases pandemic rules

3:53am May 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years.

FDA moves to prohibit menthol flavorings in cigarettes including Reynolds' Newport brand

9:01pm May 01, 2022

by Paul Garber

One of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's top brands faces a challenge after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an upcoming prohibition on menthol flavoring in cigarettes and cigars.

'Welcome to Paradise' podcast works through the lingering pain of an abusive marriage

5:54pm May 01, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Canadian journalist Anna Maria Tremonti about her new podcast, which explores at the lasting trauma of her marriage to an abusive partner.

A 2012 file photo shows the Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford.

Connecticut looks to expand abortion rights in response to out-of-state restrictions

1:32pm May 01, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The legislation is partly a reaction to the wave of new measures in conservative states restricting abortions and in some cases levying civil and criminal penalties on people who perform them.

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Climate change may have one more side effect — another pandemic

9:06am May 01, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Colin Carlson, co-author of a new study projecting that viruses will jump more frequently among species due to climate change, raising the risk of another pandemic.

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Why the children's mental health crisis isn't new

5:23pm April 30, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Judith Warner about the state of children's mental health in the United States, and what can be done to help kids cope in the wake of the pandemic.

Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles.

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19

12:12pm April 30, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend. "I am very worried about Ozzy right now," she said.