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Feeling blue? Oregon students now can take 'mental health days'

Feeling blue? Oregon students now can take 'mental health days'

Oregon will allow students to take "mental health days" just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S.
by Associated Press

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How 'microexpressions' can make moods contagious

How 'microexpressions' can make moods contagious

Feelings seem to spread contagiously between friends, partners, or groups. Why are we so easily influenced by one another's emotions?
by Liana Simstrom

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Study: Sugar ruins teeth, rules the world

Study: Sugar ruins teeth, rules the world

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries — and that Big Sugar works to make sure soda and candy aren't targeted as cavity culprits.
by Nadia Whitehead

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There's help for the dreaded 'too old to drive' moment

There's help for the dreaded 'too old to drive' moment

When is someone too old to drive? It depends, but there’s help for people trying to confront that question.
by Peter Cox

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Do you need that surgery? How to decide, and how to pick a surgeon if you do

Do you need that surgery? How to decide, and how to pick a surgeon if you do

When you have a serious health problem that calls for surgery, the last thing you need is the stress of navigating the health care system to find a skilled surgeon. We have tips to make it easier.
by Mara Gordon

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LGBTQ Americans could be at higher risk for dementia, study finds

LGBTQ Americans could be at higher risk for dementia, study finds

Research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Convention found that LGBTQ Americans are three times more likely to experience cognitive decline than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.
by Dani Matias

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Planned Parenthood to defy Trump abortion referral rule

Planned Parenthood to defy Trump abortion referral rule

"We are not going to comply with a regulation that would require health care providers to not give full information to their patients," Jacqueline Ayers, the group's top lobbyist, said in an interview Tuesday.
by Associated Press

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EPA asked to reconsider use of dangerous chemical

EPA asked to reconsider use of dangerous chemical

The Duluth City Council is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider whether petroleum refineries should be allowed to continue their use of a dangerous and potentially deadly chemical.
by The Associated Press

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