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rural hospital Colorado medical translators : NPR 0

April 16, 2026

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

The science behind red light therapy for skin and hair : NPR 0

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April 14, 2026

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

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores space science. How plausible is it? : NPR 0

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April 12, 2026

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

As abortion access shrinks, could urgent care centers help? : NPR 0
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- April 8, 2026
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 0
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- April 6, 2026
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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EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water : NPR 0
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- April 4, 2026
The EPA is flagging microplastics and pharmaceuticals as potentially concerning contaminants in drinking water, along with other chemicals and microbes. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration for the first time has placed them on
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