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Astronaut Walter Villadei holds a sample of breast cancer in low-earth orbit to test an experimental inhibitor drug in this undated photograph

Courtesy of UC San Diego

How the stressors of space teach us lessons about health

Thomas Fudge

Scientists at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego are in the midst of their ninth research mission, with samples aboard the International Space Station. Space has let them learn about the limits of our immune system and ways to stop the growth of cancer.

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Local pediatrician raises concerns about new CDC guidance for measles vaccines
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CDC vaccine panel adds new rules for getting the COVID vaccine in a tense meeting
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'We are rookies': Day 2 of CDC vaccine meeting opens with a reversal and a surprise

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Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled

Joseph Shapiro

Heumann was instrumental in pushing to expand the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and continued to advocate for disability rights around the globe. She died on Saturday at age 75.
Health

A man dies of a brain-eating amoeba, possibly from rinsing his sinuses with tap water

Rachel Treisman

Florida health officials are investigating the death and urging people to take precautions. Here's what to know if you're planning on breaking out your neti pot or swimming in a lake anytime soon.
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What is Shigella, the increasingly drug-resistant bacteria the CDC is warning about?

Kaitlyn Radde

Shigella causes shigellosis, an inflammatory diarrhea. The extensively drug-resistant strain is relatively uncommon overall, but it's being seen in more cases among adults.
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A surge in sick children exposed a need for major changes to U.S. hospitals

Kate Wells

Sick children overwhelmed hospitals this past fall and winter, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation's ability to care for its youngest during a crisis.
Education

These students raised hundreds of thousands to make their playground accessible

Jonaki Mehta

When a grant for accessible playground equipment didn't cover all the costs, the students at a Minnesota elementary school launched a fundraising campaign.
National

These Texas DAs refused to prosecute abortion. Republican lawmakers want them stopped

Bret Jaspers (KERA)

The Texas GOP is pushing a bill that would punish district attorneys who set a policy not to prosecute certain crimes. It comes after many said they wouldn't prosecute abortion cases following Dobbs.
Health

FDA has new leverage over companies looking for a quicker drug approval

Sydney Lupkin

The Food and Drug Administration has new tools to hold drug companies accountable for promises they make about medications. But the agency has yet to show its hand in using this new power.
National

Tennessee becomes the first state to pass a ban on public drag shows

Marianna Bacallao

Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill banning drag performances the same afternoon he signed a ban on youth gender-affirming care. Advocates say some are asking whether staying in the state is worth it.
Local

California's Big City Mayors announce support for mental health reform laws

City News Service

The California Big City Mayors, a bipartisan coalition of mayors of the state's 13 most populous cities, offered its full support of two bills authored by Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) intended to "make it easier for severely mentally ill people to get the help they need."
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Her husband died after stay at Montana State Hospital. She wants answers.

Aaron Bolton

Injuries, abuse, and neglect have continued at the state-run psychiatric facility that lost its federal certification due to preventable patient deaths. But an information blackout remains.