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  • Denverites are supposed to report STIs to the city. The mayor says it’s time for a change

    Denverites are supposed to report STIs to the city. The mayor says it’s time for a change

    This 1971 microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes the sexually-transmitted illness gonorrhea.

    CDC via AP File

    In September, Mayor Mike Johnston was shocked to…

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  • Massachusetts' health department warns residents about possible measles exposures in multiple locations

    An out-of-state adult visitor who spent time in the region earlier in December has been diagnosed with measles, according to health officials who are warning the public of possible exposures in multiple locations.

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  • My husband and I are at odds over a popular holiday tradition. He thinks his “family’s way” is best.

    My husband and I are at odds over a popular holiday tradition. He thinks his “family’s way” is best.

    Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.

    Dear Care and Feeding,

    I’m going through a debate in my own home. I have a 19-month-old. My husband really wants to…

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  • Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities

    Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine.

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  • 'Love actually,' 'Four Christmases' and the science of holiday comfort movies

    Every winter, millions of people curl up on the couch and press play on the same beloved holiday movies—whether it’s “Love Actually,” “The Holiday,” “The Family Stone” or “Four Christmases.”

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  • 'Attentional bias' reveals deep connection between numbers and space in the brain

    Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the relationship between numerical information in our vision, and how it affects our perception of space.

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  • Study shows tooth loss, not low-protein intake, drives memory decline in aging mice

    Tooth loss doesn’t just make eating harder, it may also make thinking more challenging. A new study from Hiroshima University shows that aging mice missing their molars experience measurable cognitive decline, even when their nutrition remains…

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  • Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S. – The New York Times

    1. Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.  The New York Times
    2. Opinion | The U.S. vaccine schedule is a jet engine. Denmark’s is a toy plane.  The Washington Post
    3. Should the U.S. model its vaccine policy on Denmark’s?…

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