These suicide hotline operators struggle with a surge of calls
The man on the phone is desperate.
Oct 26, 2022
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The man on the phone is desperate.
Oct 26, 2022
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Some California children's hospitals are straining under a surge of RSV, a respiratory illness that can cause babies to struggle to breathe.
Oct 26, 2022
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COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday.
Oct 20, 2022
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COVID-19 has killed more than one million Americans. Distrust in science has hobbled the rollout of life-saving vaccines that scientists developed in historic time. And the cultural chasms cleaved by school closures, quarantines ...
Oct 19, 2022
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While the United States has recently ordered a $290 million supply of a drug meant to treat radiation sickness, federal health officials say that's not cause for alarm.
Oct 10, 2022
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A grandmother calls a mental health crisis line for help after her grandson with intellectual disabilities and a history of mental illness attacked her.
Oct 7, 2022
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Jeff White knows what can happen when 911 dispatchers receive a call about someone who feels despondent or agitated.
Oct 6, 2022
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Help for a mental health crisis is now just three digits away: 9-8-8.
Sep 26, 2022
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U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.
Sep 15, 2022
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New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
Sep 7, 2022
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