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Health Jun 23

Why little is known about what causes many pregnancies to end in miscarriage

Every year, about 1 million pregnancies in the U.S. end in a miscarriage. In as many as half those cases, doctors are at a loss to explain why, and experts say stigma and shame are hampering efforts to learn about…

Nation Jun 13

Miscarriage is common. These researchers are on a mission to better understand why

While chromosomal abnormalities are the most common reason for pregnancy loss, little is known about other reasons or contributing factors.

Nation Jun 03

Medical school in Cherokee Nation gives students experience serving Native communities

A first-of-its-kind medical school in the Cherokee Nation recently graduated its inaugural class. Oklahoma communities correspondent Adam Kemp reports on how the program was started and why the need for these doctors is so great.

Nation Nov 04

National Zoo says goodbye to beloved pandas as they prepare for return to China

The giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. are heading home amid rising tensions between the United States and China. For many, it’s a bittersweet farewell, but zoo officials hope it’s just a pause in panda diplomacy…

Politics Jun 02

The debt deal set a new date for student loan payments to resume

The wide-reaching bipartisan debt ceiling deal approved by Congress this week includes a provision that prevents the Biden administration from extending the pause on federal student loan repayments.

Nation May 12

As Title 42 ends, what new immigration challenges arise?

Title 42, a pandemic-era immigration program that allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border, ended on May 11. Yet thousands of people continue to come to the border seeking entry into the United States, sparking concern among…

Nation Mar 31

Drag performers on what Tennessee’s ban on public performances means to them

Under the new law, a first offense would be classified as a Class A misdemeanor — punishable by up to nearly one year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Subsequent offenses would be classified as a Class E felony…

Nation Feb 28

Exhibit spotlights portraits and stories of Black Southerners living during Jim Crow era

On this last day of Black History Month, we feature the stories of Black Southerners during Jim Crow, as told in a single frame. NewsHour Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis visited the University of Virginia to see how historical portraits are…

Arts Feb 24

Images of ‘Black life, Black joy,’ are immortalized in historic Charlottesville portraits

A portrait exhibit at the University of Virginia aims to show a side of the Black community that gives a more complete view of the people going through Jim Crow segregation in the South – and to do so from…

Nation Feb 17

How harm reduction advocates are working to prevent fentanyl overdose deaths

In his address, Biden called for “strong penalties to crack down on fentanyl trafficking” — a line that garnered bipartisan applause during his State of the Union address. But the call drew criticism from harm reduction advocates who say a…

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