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People living just a few miles from each other in American cities can have radically different chances of living a long healthy life.
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Indiana is focusing resources on some of the state’s most vulnerable communities to address a major health inequity. Earlier this month, Governor Mike…
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This story is part of the series "Shortage in Rich Land" on Missouri's Bootheel region. Click here to see all of the stories.It’s a cold afternoon in…
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Every month, Cynthia Edwards breathes through a machine that can tell if she’s been smoking. If the machine registers a low enough number, she takes home…
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Babies need a lot of help. And they don't always get it in low- and middle-income countries, where child mortality rates are high. A Bangladeshi doctor tells how his country is making strides.
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Pediatricians have been telling parents for years that soft bedding, such as pillows and blankets, raises the risk of suffocation for babies. But many parents don't seem to be paying attention.
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"A study published in September by the National Bureau of Economic Research challenged the conventional problem that blames the infant mortality problem…
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The "Sound Medicine" show for Oct. 19, 2014 includesExperimental treatment after traumatic brain injury raises questions of consent for emergenciesAre…
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http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/102713_1.mp3Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is located, has an infant mortality rate nearly triple the national…
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http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/021713_full.mp3This week on "Sound Medicine," an Indianapolis OB/GYN talks about a Doctors Without Borders project…