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BEYOND LOCAL: A history of where medical schools get cadavers

BEYOND LOCAL: A history of where medical schools get cadavers

From grave robbing to executed criminals and medical donation
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BEYOND LOCAL: Free satellite data monitors natural disasters

BEYOND LOCAL: Free satellite data monitors natural disasters

Over 8,000 satellites are orbiting Earth today
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BEYOND LOCAL: A historian traces the history of antisemitic badges

BEYOND LOCAL: A historian traces the history of antisemitic badges

The Nazis made the yellow badge infamous around the world, but its roots are much older
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BEYOND LOCAL: Scientists voice concern over rain-on-snow events

BEYOND LOCAL: Scientists voice concern over rain-on-snow events

The most destructive rain-on-snow events occur when rivers are already running high and soils are saturated
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BEYOND LOCAL: Fungi in flour, The Last of Us and common illnesses

BEYOND LOCAL: Fungi in flour, The Last of Us and common illnesses

Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ but fungi in flour have been making people sick for a long time
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BEYOND LOCAL: What a new mosquito means for malaria control

BEYOND LOCAL: What a new mosquito means for malaria control

Malaria transmission in Kenya has been largely limited to the coast and western parts of the country
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BEYOND LOCAL: Exploring the connection between MS and gut health

BEYOND LOCAL: Exploring the connection between MS and gut health

Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice
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BEYOND LOCAL: Frances Willard, feminism and the temperance movement

BEYOND LOCAL: Frances Willard, feminism and the temperance movement

Christopher H. Evans , Boston University As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence.
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Idaho Dropped Thousands From Medicaid in the Pandemic’s First Years

Idaho Dropped Thousands From Medicaid in the Pandemic’s First Years

Federal law generally banned states from dropping people, and federal officials said Idaho acted improperly. Idaho officials, however, said they didn’t think they did anything wrong.
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BEYOND LOCAL: When does clinical depression become an emergency?

BEYOND LOCAL: When does clinical depression become an emergency?

An acute change in mood that persists for weeks or is associated with thoughts of self-harm should not be ignored
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