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![Dr. Matthew Harris visits the primary health-care center where he worked in Brazil 20 years ago. The author of <em>Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation: Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries</em> says: "I really think that if people had been more receptive to learning from Brazil 20 years ago, we could have had an army of community health workers in [the U.K.] by now."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/79ca590/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4003x2230+0+396/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F10%2F30%2Fdr_mathew_harris_visiting_the_primary_healthcare_center_he_worked_in_at_brazil_after_20_years_custom-c8b7b3b86464b4c7c443b5aac32640b9de2ba55e.jpg)
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Groups connected to the fossil fuel industry are trying to shape an international treaty to cut plastic pollution. And oil- and gas-producing nations are at the negotiating table. -
Researchers report the first results from a study testing the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR for cutting high cholesterol. -
Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works. -
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A new book argues that the arts have a role to play in shaking up the status quo in the American health care system and creating 'desperately needed culture change.' -
Even before the current war, researchers documented the impact of conflict on children in Gaza. Now they worry that kids who are trapped on the battlefield face long-term impacts on mental health. -
The NYU medical team announced Thursday that Aaron James is recovering well from the dual transplant last May and the donated eye looks remarkably healthy.
![Dr. Matthew Harris visits the primary health-care center where he worked in Brazil 20 years ago. The author of <em>Decolonizing Healthcare Innovation: Low-Cost Solutions from Low-Income Countries</em> says: "I really think that if people had been more receptive to learning from Brazil 20 years ago, we could have had an army of community health workers in [the U.K.] by now."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/3db5ef9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4003x2230+0+396/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F10%2F30%2Fdr_mathew_harris_visiting_the_primary_healthcare_center_he_worked_in_at_brazil_after_20_years_custom-c8b7b3b86464b4c7c443b5aac32640b9de2ba55e.jpg)
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