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Labor Day celebrates earning a living, but remember what work really means

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"Washington Crossing the Delaware," (1851) oil on canvas painted by Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868). (Bettmann Archive)

Washington’s perilous Christmas night crossing of the Delaware: Health hazards worse than war

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Are you as grateful as you deserve to be?

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Dr. Spock’s timeless lessons in parenting

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A visitor takes pictures of Leonardo da Vinci’s "Adoration of the Three Wise Men", returned to the public of the Uffizi museum after 6 years of study and restoration, in Florence, Italy, Monday, March 27, 2017. Painted in 1481, it is one of the most important works of the early Leonardo. (Maurizio Degl' Innocenti/ANSA via AP) (AP)

8 things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death

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Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they get so high?

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Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep

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TWENTY ONE OF ONE HUNDRED PHOTOS WORLD WAR ONE CENTENARY TIMELINE - In this 1914 file photo, Allied troops huddle in a trench around a tiny fire near Ypres, Belgium. (AP Photo, File) (AP)

On the 100th anniversary of WWI’s end, lessons on life in health care’s trenches

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How Mister Rogers’ message of love might help us now

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The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)

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When caring hurts: Attrition among social workers, medicine’s unsung heroes

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Fred Rogers as he rehearses the opening of his PBS show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" during a taping. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Mister Rogers’ message of kindness is good for your health

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Why medicine leads the professions in suicide, and what we can do about it

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What Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein teaches us about the need for mothers

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Mark Twain’s adventures in love

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More H.G. Wells and less George Orwell: Can science save us from dystopia?

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In this photo released by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), children wait to be served with roasted maize in a refugee camp Juba, South Sudan Friday July 22, 2016 . The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people continue to flee South Sudan over violence between armed groups in the country, stretching the capacity of humanitarian efforts to look after the refugees.
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Islam and hospitality: US doctor back from Sudan shares his experience

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a civil war that killed more than 200,000 Colombians. (AP)

Peace from death: The explosive, deadly history of the Nobel Peace Prize

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