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2022 was the worst year on record for attacks on heath-care workers

A new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition documents almost 2,000 incidents in 2022: 'a shockingly violent year against health care, especially in Ukraine and in Myanmar.'
- Diane Cole
Seattle launches new effort to address youth mental health crisis

Seattle leaders announced a new initiative this week intended to address the mental health crisis facing youth in the city. The effort aims to increase education and awareness among adults in various sectors so they can recognize and respond to signs of mental distress.
- Kate Walters
FDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babies

A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a long-acting antibody drug that can protect infants from the seasonal virus, RSV.
- Pien Huang
Purple is the new red: How alert maps show when we are royally ... hued

Everyone knows that red means danger, but how did purple become a cautionary color? At an EPA conference in the late 1990s, attendees nearly came to blows over color coding on the Air Quality Index.
- Neda Ulaby
India is now the world's most populous nation. And that's not necessarily a bad thing

Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.46 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom.
- Rhitu Chatterjee
Asian Americans are at high risk for diabetes. Here's what can help

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often develop diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors from these communities are pushing for earlier screenings and lifestyle changes.
- Pien Huang
China's scientist scorned for baby gene editing is out of jail and back in the lab

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- John Ruwitch
This Pride Month, Seattle advocates call for more protections for LGBTQ+ youth

Young people who identify as queer or trans are at a greater risk of experiencing homelessness and being victims of violence.
- Casey Martin
Kids can't all be star athletes. Here's how schools can welcome more students to play

Most American kids quit playing sports by age 11. That means a lot of kids are missing out on some of the huge benefits of sports, including spacial awareness, physical activity and team skills.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
How Canadian wildfires are worsening U.S. air quality and what you can do to cope

The National Weather Service said air quality has "plummeted" across the Northeast. A disaster preparedness expert says people should take the warnings seriously.
- Joe Hernandez

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