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Plainfield Correctional Facility, an Indiana state prison southwest of Indianapolis, listed 89 cases of test-confirmed COVID-19 among inmates and four deaths from the illness, as of Thursday. Seth Tackett/WFIU/WTIU hide caption
Crowded Prisons Are Festering 'Petri Dishes' For Coronavirus, Observers Warn
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Crowded Prisons Are Festering 'Petri Dishes' For Coronavirus, Observers Warn
When Heather Woock was conceived, her mom sought the help of a fertility specialist. What happened next was not what she was led to believe. But it took three decades for it to come to light. Leah Klafczynski for NPR hide caption
Her Own Birth Was 'Fertility Fraud' And Now She Needs Fertility Treatment
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Her Own Birth Was 'Fertility Fraud' And Now She Needs Fertility Treatment
Addiction Clinics Market Unproven Infusion Treatments To Desperate Patients
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Addiction Clinics Market Unproven Infusion Treatments To Desperate Patients
Francescangeli says boys sometimes work long hours and are often tasked with pushing carts to move rocks out of the mines. "Being a child in these places is really hard," he says. "If they have some time to spend in a free way, they like to be children. But their life doesn't permit them to be children so often." Simone Francescangeli hide caption
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, testifying before a House subcommittee in May. There are "very tight restrictions" being placed on the distribution and use of Dsuvia, Gottlieb said Friday in addressing the FDA's approval of the new opioid. But critics of the FDA decision say the drug is unnecessary. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Mogadishu's free ambulance service was founded in 2006 by Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan after he saw people bringing relatives to the hospital by wheelbarrow. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan hide caption
Hauwa Mohammed Liman and Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa, two midwives who were captured by a terrorist group in March and subsequently killed. Courtesy of the Family hide caption
A girl wearing the More Than Me uniform walks into an alley in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia, Liberia. Kathleen Flynn/ProPublica hide caption
Suboxone, a medicine to treat opioid addiction, helps people struggling with substance abuse by blocking their cravings and physical withdrawal symptoms. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption
Addiction Treatment Gap Is Driving A Black Market For Suboxone
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Undocumented immigrants often can't get routine dialysis care and have to wait until their condition worsens to get emergency care. Jake Harper/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
Another Cause of Doctor Burnout? Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care
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The Surgeon General recommends more Americans carry naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. Jake Harper/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
Reversing An Overdose Isn't Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
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Reversing An Overdose Isn't Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be
The Bridge, a medical device worn behind the ear, delivers electronic pulses to ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Maria Fabrizio for NPR hide caption
Questions Raised About Study Of Device To Ease Opioid Withdrawal
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Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner's office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for controlled substances. Jake Harper/Side Effects Public Media hide caption