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The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
In Starr County, Texas, near the state’s southern tip along the U.S.-Mexico border, escaping dementia can feel impossible. The condition affects about one in five adults on Medicare—more than double…
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How to, Like, Stop Saying Filler Words
The tiniest quirks in our speech can change how we’re perceived. But, um, filler words…
Lawsuit Aims to Reverse Firings at Internal Oversight Offices Within D.H.S.
An assortment of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at stopping the Department…
Even The Fox News Poll Has Turned On Trump
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ICE Cancels $3.8 Billion Contract for Immigrant Tent Detention Camp at Fort Bliss — ProPublica
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Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
What It’s Like to Get Long COVID Now
My house was dark. Tinfoil covered the windows. The only light I could tolerate came from dimmable red bulbs. Ten…
Why We Think We Deserve Good Karma—And Others Don’t
For thousands of years, people have waited on karma to catch up with their good behavior—or promised it would roll…
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced plans to require all new vaccines to be tested against placebos…
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app.Robert F.…
HHS Report Urges “Exploratory Therapy” for Transgender Youth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on Thursday, May 1, aiming to discredit gender-affirming-care…
Squeezable Homemade Toothpaste
My remineralizing toothpaste recipe has always been a big hit, but there were a few problems. It has to be…
Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions
Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies…