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New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

New CDC isolation guidelines raise concerns among health experts

Cutting the isolation for positive cases to five days could lead to more infections if people don't take masking seriously. Experts including Minnesota infectious disease specialist Michael Osterholm say a testing requirement would have made the policy safer.
by Pien Huang and Catharine Richert

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Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

Black patients and their families are less likely to sign up for end-of-life comfort care. To reach them, investors are starting hospice agencies run by people who look like the patients they serve.
by Blake Farmer

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U.S. move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt

U.S. move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt

U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans.
by The Associated Press

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Healing in the new year: Tuning into your body

Healing in the new year: Tuning into your body

This week, we turn our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. On Tuesday, host Cathy Wurzer asked her guests how we can tune into our bodies to know what needs healing.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Alex Cheng

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Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. Now, a new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.
by Mano Sundaresan and Patrick Jarenwattananon

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Ready for a change: Couples go all in on small-town life

Ready for a change: Couples go all in on small-town life

Many people have made life-changing choices during the pandemic with record numbers leaving jobs, and many relocating. The reasons might be different, but the desire for change is a common theme.
by Dan Gunderson

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Healing in the new year: Tools for approaching the transition

Healing in the new year: Tools for approaching the transition

This week, we turn our attention to the transition from 2021 to 2022 in a series of conversations with a group of powerful women who are all coaches and healers. On Monday, host Cathy Wurzer asked her guests how we can use this transition as a time for healing.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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