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Prader-Willi syndrome: ‘When I tell people about Oisín’s condition, they often reply: “Oh I have…
I can hear he’s awake. A bit restless but nothing new there. I think I can hear the faint rustle of paper, maybe a wrapper. I’m tired and tell myself it’s too late to check now anyway. As I drift back to sleep, I tell myself to remember…
Zoe Holohan’s diary: ‘Covid has finally caught up with me – just as I was embracing some moments of…
Dagnabbit — after all this time ducking and diving in and out of isolation, convinced I had discovered the perfect preventative antidote to this dreaded virus, foolishly believing I had defied all the odds — low and behold, it finally…
Testicular Cancer: ‘I put the swelling down to too much cycling – turns out it was more serious’
As a fit and active man in his thirties, at the end of 2020, when Thomas Butler noticed a swelling in one of his testicles, he initially put it down to too much cycling and thought that a little time out of the saddle would see the…
‘My parents were both alcoholics. I never slept for more than four hours a night as a child in case…
Hello, my name is Aisling Creegan. I’m the youngest of a large Dublin family. I was raised in a very violent household and my parents were both alcoholics. My mission as a child was to get to the next day, alive and safe.any times as a…
Arkansas Gov. Sidesteps Question On Making Exceptions For Rape Or Incest In Abortion Ban
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) sidestepped a question on whether he would make exceptions in the state’s abortion laws, which were triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, for cases that involve rape or incest.When NBC’s “Meet The…
Marin extends moratorium on West Marin short-term rentals
A 45-day moratorium on new short-term rentals in West Marin has been extended another 22 months and 15 days.
The moratorium had to be implemented in a two-step process to conform with the state law that authorizes the county’s imposition…
SD gov says women shouldn’t be prosecuted for abortion pills
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican governor pledged on Sunday to bar mail-order abortion pills but said women should not face prosecution for seeking them.In apparent defiance of legal guidance by the Justice Department…
“We all keep the same kinds of secrets”: An expert on what our secrets mean and why we…
Quick — what's a secret you're holding on to right now?
Perhaps the most revealing thing about that question is the kind of answer that leapt to your mind. Did you think of a small, relatively inconsequential thing…
Biden’s “new normal” on COVID is neither normal nor new
Since winter's Omicron surge, the Biden administration has been trying to normalize the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, Biden remarked that "our country is taking everything that COVID has to throw at us, and we've…
An industry at a crossroads: After years of pandemic weariness, world of nursing begins to recover
When Allan Kinyua arrives for his evening shift at the UW Medical Center near Northgate, the special care unit buzzes with energy. Staffers cart meals and medical equipment in and out of patient rooms, pausing occasionally to check…