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In rural Hawkins County, Tennessee, a reliable hospital is 30 to 45 minutes away. That’s precious time without treatment for patients experiencing sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency. Now, ambulance crews there are carrying antibiotics for the first time in an effort to save more lives.
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The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month. -
The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership. -
Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap. -
The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers comes with $50,000 to support each winner's work. It's one of the largest prizes granted to promising new authors. -
Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further.
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In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang.
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Picking up trash in Mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man.
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Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region.
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An antitrust suit alleged that the company unfairly controlled too much of the live music industry at the expense of venues, artists and fans. The decision could reshape the industry. -
A week after Israel struck more than 100 times in 10 minutes across Lebanon, killing over 350 people, we spend time with a family still searching for their daughter in the rubble in central Beirut.
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