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Nicole Karlis is an award-winning staff writer at Salon, specializing in health and science. She is also the author of the book “Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community During Times of Crisis.”

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Donald Trump and pro-choice protesters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How the Trump admin’s attacks on abortion could devastate health care access globally

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A home burns during the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 8, 2025. (AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Why wildfire “season” may no longer be a thing

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Abortion-rights supporters face anti-abortion protesters at a rally for reproductive rights at the Texas Capitol on May 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images)

People are fleeing abortion bans states: report

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Young female patient in the clinic suffering a coughing fit while the doctor listens to the her lungs with a stethoscope. (Getty Images/stefanamer)

Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here’s how to tell

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Man's hands in protective gloves searching bread on empty shelves in a groceries store (Getty Images/ArtMarie)

Fearing another pandemic, people are prepping for bird flu. Should you?

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A virologist at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts works in her lab, tracking the avian influenza virus. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Canadian teen with bird flu was on life support, new report reveals

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Cigarette Butt Stubbed Out (Getty Images/Peter Dazeley)

New study finds smoking shortens life expectancy by an average of 20 minutes per cigarette

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Pediatrician administers a vaccination to a small boy (Getty Images/Vadym Terelyuk)

Whooping cough cases surge across the US as vaccinations decline

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Milk samples are seen as HDC receiving staff prep them for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on December 10, 2024 in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

“Concerning” bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1

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Demonstrators protest and argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court, March 26, 2024. (Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024

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A cat sitting outside in San Bernardino County, California (Getty Images/kevin chen/500px)

LA County warns bird flu is killing cats as human cases top 65 nationwide

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A vendor sells "Make Milk Raw Again" hats at the Homesteaders of America Conference held at the Warren County Fairgrounds in Front Royal, Virginia on October 11, 2024. (Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Why conservatives are now obsessed with raw milk

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Telescope on the background of the starry sky and moon. (Getty Images/Anton Petrus)

Earth’s moon might be older than previously thought

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A woman taking medicine in her room at home (Getty Images/Kayoko Hayashi)

Does zinc actually prevent and shorten colds? Here’s why we still don’t know

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Patient care and service workers protest at UCI Medical Center in Orange, CA. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Union membership can reduce the odds of death, study finds

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Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Is the public’s support of Luigi Mangione a symptom of empathy fatigue?

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Doctor discussing contraceptive methods with a patient (BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Abortion bans are profoundly impacting contraceptive care, study finds

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Woman resting on a sofa (Getty Images/LumiNola)

Why conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID are still so mysterious

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A child with a Congolese flag in the Katanga village near Lubumbashi, during an official visit of the Belgian Royal couple to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday 11 June 2022. (BENOIT DOPPAGNE/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. delivers a speech outlining his foreign policy vision at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

How to “Make America Healthy Again”? Start with addressing lack of social support

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Woman waiting in medical office waiting room (Getty Images/Thomas Barwick)

Texas won’t review maternal deaths post-Dobbs: report

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and dairy cows (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Bird flu is getting worse. Disease experts worry Trump and RFK Jr. will mangle response like COVID

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Farmer taking a raw milk sample during Dairy Processing at Brooms Bloom. (Edwin Remsberg/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Bird flu found in raw milk sold in California

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Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks ahead of a live interview with US commentator Tucker Carlson and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during the finale of the Tucker Carlson Live Tour at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on October 31, 2024. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of HHS will erode children’s health, pediatricians warn

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