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Daily News Lesson May 01 2025

How synthetic braiding hair may be putting Black women’s health in jeopardy

Learn why there's been fewer low-hazard personal care products available for Black women than the market as a whole
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Post August 01 2023

5 things for students to know about cancer
Learn about cancer's causes and treatments
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Daily News Lesson May 11 2021

In her bid to end tuberculosis, Dr. Kamariza is shattering stereotypes
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Post September 10 2020

Educator Voice: Chadwick Boseman was a symbol of Black excellence and pride
Chadwick Boseman attends the 47th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Denzel Washington at Dolby Th…
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Daily Video April 06 2019

Asbestos still causing harm amid broken regulatory system
This NewsHour lesson explores how the U.S. continues to import asbestos despite its lethal health impacts.
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Daily Video February 23 2016

Elephants offer clues to cancer’s secrets
Former circus elephants will retire from the big top tent this spring, but their work improving human lives has only just begun.
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Daily Video January 15 2016

President announces national effort to cure cancer
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a new American initiative to cure cancer.
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Daily Video July 29 2015

70 years after nuclear tests, New Mexico town fights for compensation
The first test of a nuclear bomb took place 70 years ago this month in the desert of southern New Mexico, where some say the effects are still being felt.
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Daily Video March 18 2015

Modifying cell genes could help beat blood cancer
An experimental treatment turns a leukemia patient’s immune system into a cancer-fighting weapon.

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