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Oct 06

Flu season is coming. If you live in a large city, it may stretch longer than elsewhere, study says

By Helen Branswell, STAT

The length of the flu season may vary depending on where you live, with large cities enduring longer periods of transmission and smaller cities experiencing shorter, but more explosive, spread, a new study suggests…

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Sep 11

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Urban wildfires bring lingering worries about what’s in the ash and air

By Cat Wise

For weeks, smoky, unhealthy air from large wildfires has plagued much of the West Coast and beyond. What's the public health impact of an increase of urban wildfires, in which homes and other structures burn? Special correspondent Cat Wise meets…

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Sep 05

What’s happened since California let fewer families reject vaccines

By Laura Santhanam

All 50 states require vaccinations for students entering public school. But the vast majority also give families the ability to opt out of those vaccinations for personal or religious reasons.

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Jun 21

New study gives broader look into how police killings affect black Americans’ mental health

By Joshua Barajas

A new study published today shows how police killings affect the mental health of black Americans even if they aren’t in close relationships with the people killed.

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Jun 14

Suicide rate rising fastest among women, CDC says

By Laura Santhanam

Nearly 45,000 people died as a result of suicide in 2016, up 30 percent from the number of deaths by suicide in 2000, the CDC reported. This latest study explores suicide prevalence across demographics, including gender and age.

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Sep 27

WATCH: Approaching deadline, Trump’s opioid commission weighs successes and setbacks

By Laura Santhanam

The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, convened for the third time. Watch the full meeting here.

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Aug 03

WATCH: Trump blasts Democrats, Russia investigations at campaign rally in Huntington, West Virginia

By Laura Santhanam

Democrats “can continue their obsession with the Russian hoax or they can serve the interests of the American people,” Trump said after Justice’s announcement. “Try winning at the voting booth.”…

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Aug 02

WATCH LIVE: What public health officials have learned about the opioid crisis

By Laura Santhanam

Ask the experts your questions during a 12:15 p.m. Twitterchat Wednesday and follow the conversation at 3:50 p.m. online here on the PBS NewsHour.

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Jul 06

Prescription opioids tripled between 1999 and 2015, CDC says

By Laura Santhanam

The amount of opioids prescribed in 2015 was enough for every American to be medicated around the clock for three weeks, according to a new CDC report.

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Jun 25

Two GOP senators wanted $45 billion in health care bill to battle opioid crisis. They got $2 billion

By Lev Facher, STAT

The health care bill unveiled by Senate Republicans on Thursday includes funding to help tackle the nation’s opioid crisis — but dramatically less than the amount sought by two GOP senators and recovery advocates.

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