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St. Paul health care workers create PPE for Muslim women

When health care workers Yasmin Samatar and Faraoli Adam were on the frontlines of the pandemic, they struggled to find…

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COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems – two epidemiologists explain what the ‘triple threat’ means for children

AP — Every fall and winter, viral respiratory illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu keep kids out of…

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Medical school students teach science class, mentor Jack Yates students who want to work in health care

As a chemistry teacher at Sharpstown High School, Nabeel Ahmad noticed that some students were taken with the material, and…

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Virtual reality apps focus on mental health care, but effectiveness is unstudied

After his father died of Covid last fall, Donkan Martinez was overwhelmed by grief and turned to an unlikely outlet:…

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Rural Texas impacted by access to health care

Mental health and Medicaid expansion should be on the table when the Texas Legislature meets in January. Four health care…

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What medical mysteries can teach us about getting better health care

(Abbey Lossing for The Washington Post) You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered…

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Health care workers and emergency responders on the job find their own way to celebrate Thanksgiving

SAVAGE, Minn. – Renee Rosenberg is on the road this Thanksgiving, but not on the way to a family gathering….

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Health Care — Georgia court reinstates six-week abortion ban

It was a mixed day for abortion rights advocates. We’ll look at the details. Plus: Why the COVID-19 pandemic saw…

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Ask Amy: Wonderful health care professional has patient wishing they could be friends

Dear Amy: I am a happily married, 54-year-old woman. I have a great primary medical provider. “Rebecca” is a nurse…

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Health Care — Officials roll out end-of-year booster campaign

🚗 Jerry Seinfeld revealed in an interview published today that the guest he was most nervous to interview across more than 80…