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  • Terminally ill woman invited friends to make a casket : NPR

    Terminally ill woman invited friends to make a casket : NPR0

    MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp weaves the bottom of a burial tray. Brokopp enlisted her friends to weave her tray after a cancer diagnosis. Nic Neves hide caption toggle caption Nic Neves When MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp received her terminal cancer diagnosis, one thing she was sure about was that she wanted to make her own casket. Brokopp

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  • rural hospital Colorado medical translators : NPR

    rural hospital Colorado medical translators : NPR0

    Jen Quevedo, center, serves as a medical interpreter for a patient at Grand River Health in Rifle, Colo. Quevedo now serves as the hospital’s language access coordinator. Ashlie Bramley /Grand River Health hide caption toggle caption Ashlie Bramley /Grand River Health RIFLE, Colo. — Maria Olivo started serving as her mom’s interpreter when she was

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  • The science behind red light therapy for skin and hair : NPR

    The science behind red light therapy for skin and hair : NPR0

    Red light therapy has become the latest ray of hope in the wellness industry. If you listen to wellness influencers, you might think there’s nothing that red light therapy can’t treat. But what’s the science behind the hype? The claims On TikTok, you’ll find content creators touting red light therapy’s benefits for skin care, hair

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  • ‘Project Hail Mary’ explores space science. How plausible is it? : NPR

    ‘Project Hail Mary’ explores space science. How plausible is it? : NPR0

    In the film Project Hail Mary, middle school teacher Ryland Grace (played by Ryan Gosling) goes on a interstellar journey and conducts lab science in space in a quest to save humanity. Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Olley/Amazon MGM Studios This story contains major spoilers. The film Project Hail Mary has

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  • As abortion access shrinks, could urgent care centers help? : NPR

    As abortion access shrinks, could urgent care centers help? : NPR0

    Marquette Medical Urgent Care in Michigan started offering medication abortion to patients last summer. The physician who owns the urgent care started the service after Planned Parenthood closed a clinic, leaving the remote Upper Peninsula without in-person options for abortion care. Kate Wells/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Kate Wells/KFF Health News Providing abortions

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  • Immigrant seniors lose Medicare coverage despite paying into it : NPR

    Immigrant seniors lose Medicare coverage despite paying into it : NPR0

    Rosa María Carranza attends a protest supporting the temporary protected status program outside the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco on Nov. 18, 2025. Carranza, a resident of neighboring Oakland, worries she could lose her legal status and risk indefinite detention or deportation. Hiram Alejandro Durán/El Tímpano hide caption toggle caption

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