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Local pastor embraces life of a queer Christian

Local pastor embraces life of a queer Christian

Kerri Miller's Women of Faith series looks at how LGBTQ Christians can find a home, even in a church that often wounds.
by Kelly Gordon

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'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

'Mental health is health': Docs who treat kids get trained to spot mental health problems

There's a 1 in 5 chance that kids will develop depression sometime between middle and high school. Yet, doctors who take care of kids most of the time — like pediatricians and family doctors — don't get much training in how to treat mental health problems.
by Alisa Roth

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Top Senate Republican expects insulin bill to return in 2020

Top Senate Republican expects insulin bill to return in 2020

A bill to help make emergency insulin supplies more affordable for diabetics who lack adequate insurance failed to make it across this finish line this session despite a public outcry, but Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said he expects the issue will return next year.
by Associated Press

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Supreme Court upholds Indiana provision mandating fetal burial or cremation

Supreme Court upholds Indiana provision mandating fetal burial or cremation

The court did not take up the part of the law that banned abortions because of fetal abnormality or race or sex of the fetus, which a lower court had knocked down in addition to the burial provision.
by Nina Totenberg and Domenico Montanaro

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Co-occuring disorders common for youth substance use

When mental health disorders and substance use appear together, they are called "co-occuring disorders," and they're more common than not, according to Dr. Joseph Lee, the medical director of youth services at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Study shows freezing office temperatures affect women's productivity

Study shows freezing office temperatures affect women's productivity

Do you often hear your colleagues complain that the office is too cold or that they have to bundle up? A new study shows that women are more productive when their surrounding temperatures are higher.
by Susan Davis and Audrey Nguyen

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'We need to evolve': Police get help to improve hate crime tracking

'We need to evolve': Police get help to improve hate crime tracking

Bias-motivated crimes are rising, but few police departments are trained to identify them. A group of prosecutors is traveling from city to city, warning officers that ignoring hate crimes is risky.
by Marisa Peñaloza and Hannah Allam

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