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Health

Those weird quirks siblings have in common? Darwin had a theory

Ari Daniel

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
Economy

Amazon, Target and other retailers pull weighted infant sleepwear over safety fears

Joe Hernandez

Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.
Health

The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike

Selena Simmons-Duffin

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
National

Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South

Stephanie Colombini

Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.
Health

Mammograms should start at age 40, new guidelines recommend

Allison Aubrey

A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
National

Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere

Jason Rosenbaum

More states than ever are gearing up to vote on abortion rights this fall, including Republican-led Missouri. There, voters could show the issue isn't a down-ballot Democratic dream everywhere.
Health

All grown up, but still fighting? Why more siblings are turning to therapy, together

Carrie Feibel

Plenty of people go to couples therapy — why not siblings therapy? Experts say the long, complicated relationships between siblings are worth exploring and tending to.
Living

Got brothers or sisters? Warm sibling bonds help boost happiness as you age

Allison Aubrey

Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.
National

A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'

Bob Mondello

John (James Norton) is a young single dad who has just a few months to live and no family to turn to. So he goes out in search of the perfect family for his 4-year-old son.
Health

Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply

Julie Luchetta/Boise State Public Radio

Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.