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Staff from Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people in Leland, Miss., last week. In some places, rural hospital workers have been slow to get the vaccine themselves.

Why Lagging COVID Vaccine Rate At Rural Hospitals 'Needs To Be Fixed Now'

When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. But in some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.

The Biden administration launched Vaccines.gov on Friday to try to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near them.

Need A COVID-19 Vaccine? Biden Admin Launches GETVAX Text Line And Other Search Tools

The Biden administration announced a website and text line to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near where they live. It's a new and improved version of VaccineFinder, which launched in February.

A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countries have equal access to vaccines.

They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

More than 30 states have medical marijuana programs — yet scientists are only allowed to use cannabis plants from one U.S. source for their research. That's set to change, as the federal government begins to add more growers to the mix.

After 50 Years, U.S. Opens The Door To More Cannabis Crops For Scientists

Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses.

The Case For Universal Pre-K Just Got Stronger

A new study looks at the effects of government-funded preschool in Boston and finds big benefits for kids.

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The Taliban Have Been Sweeping Across Afghanistan As Foreign Forces Leave

The Taliban have been sweeping through Afghanistan as the U.S and other forces pull out of the country and Afghan security forces surrender or flee.

Workers help students move in to Selleck Hall, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

College Move-In Was Supposed To Mark A Return To Normal. Then Came The Delta Variant

College students are heading back to campus this month — and with the delta variant spreading, many aren't sure what to expect from this school year.

M.C. Davis, former gambler and businessman, stands in his 54,000-acre preserve, Nokuse Plantation, in the Florida Panhandle. It's the largest privately owned conservation area in the southeastern United States.

Gambler-Turned-Conservationist Devotes Fortune To Florida Nature Preserve

M.C. Davis made millions gambling and buying up land and mineral rights. Now, he's restoring ecosystems destroyed by agriculture and timbering in his private preserve, one of the largest in the U.S.

Twenty years after 9/11, the first responders who rushed in to save lives at the World Trade Center suffer higher rates of cancer than the general public. And many have died of cancers linked to the exposure to toxins in the air. But research suggests they're surviving at higher rates too.

9/11 First Responders Face A High Cancer Risk But Are Also More Likely To Survive

The cancer risk is linked to exposure to toxins at ground zero. But the group is also more likely than the general public to survive, perhaps because of the comprehensive care they receive.

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