Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Is it still too risky to hug? We answer that question and more

9:00am October 10, 2021

At the start of the pandemic, greeting someone with a hug, handshake or a peck on the cheek was considered high risk for the spread of the virus. But now, post vaccine, what are the rules?

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Teens say Facebook's addictive Instagram app makes them anxious

8:12am October 10, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Instagram and Facebook are under scrutiny after being accused of harmful body-image messages. We hear from teenagers who say Instagram can be a stresser — but it's hard to quit.

Surgeons remove the liver and kidneys of a deceased donor, for later transplantation.

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In the quest for a liver transplant, patients are segregated by prior alcohol use

8:12am October 10, 2021

by Aneri Pattani

Many transplant centers require people with alcohol-related liver disease to remain sober for half a year, before becoming eligible for the waiting list for a liver. But this thinking may be changing.

Radio Diaries: Teachers document their hopes and fears during the pandemic

7:57am October 10, 2021

Teachers have a lot on their plates this fall — from navigating mask mandates to children who aren't used to in-person school. We hear from seven educators who tell us what it's been like.

A fisherman paddles through mangrove trees at the Tam Giang Lagoon in the Hue province of Vietnam. Mangroves lose all their leaves in winter, exposing their whitish trunks.

Drone Photo Award winners capture a dizzyingly fantastic view of the world

7:09am October 09, 2021

by Suzette Lohmeyer

This year's best pictures include two friends sunbathing on giant shards of ice in Kazakhstan, workers at a red chili factory in Bangladesh and a white mangrove forest in Vietnam.

Members of the Full Circle Everest team pose for a photo on Mount Rainier earlier this year. Next year, group members hope to become the first all-Black team to reach the top of Mount Everest.

A mountaineering group is aiming to be the 1st all-Black team to climb Mount Everest

7:00am October 09, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The Full Circle Everest team will be scaling Everest next year in an attempt to make history. But it's not just about the climb. They also want to inspire Black people to explore the outdoors.

People take part in the Women's March ATX rally, Oct. 2, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The march was a response to a Texas law that bans most abortions.

Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Texas' 6-week abortion ban

10:06pm October 08, 2021

by Ashley Lopez

After a lower court temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing the ban on abortions six weeks into pregnancy, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed that ban to continue.

Maori politician worries New Zealand's COVID plan is a 'death warrant' for her people

5:18pm October 08, 2021

New Zealand is moving away from a "zero cases" approach to COVID-19. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maori party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer about why she opposes the change.

Coming to terms with the COVID death of an estranged mother

4:53pm October 08, 2021

We remember Holly Serl, one of more than 700,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus.

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COVID-19 deaths spiked in Forsyth County in September

3:55pm October 08, 2021

by April Laissle

Forsyth County saw a significant spike in COVID-19 deaths in September.