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At NIH, 'everyone is on edge' as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control With the NIH facing deep workforce cuts and little information from agency leadership about how those cuts will be made, scientists, administrators, and other employees at the nation's premier funder of biomedical research were left reeling, afraid, and confused on Friday. Read more. By Jonathan Wosen, Megan Molteni, Jason Mast, Angus Chen, Lev Facher, and Anil Oza |
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Five years of Covid exacted a terrible toll. Another epidemic has claimed even more lives In dominating the early 2020s, Covid-19 distracted from what is arguably a more significant public health emergency. Even at the height of the pandemic, more young Americans died of drug overdose than Covid. And in the last year, the overall death toll from the country's drug crisis has exceeded the Covid-19 pandemic as the deadliest health event this generation. Read more. By Lev Facher
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The end-of-life doula: Making smooth the paths of people on the journey to death For the Rev. Beth Stotts, death is a natural part of her ministry. A major aspect of her job is guiding her congregants through their most vulnerable moments from birth throughout life. The struggles she has seen in her community led her to seek more training to help people face death, and in 2022 she added another credential to her spiritual one: end-of-life doula. Read more. By Hyacinth Empinado
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