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Could cloned pigs solve the human organ shortage?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with bioethicist and professor at Lehigh University, Michael Gusmano, about the ethics of using cloned, genetically modified pigs for human organ transplants.
- Jeanette Woods
The banjo is a star of Beyoncé's new album. Turns out it has African roots

In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.
- Aaron Cohen
Living with ADHD in WA is hard right now

Odds are you know someone with ADHD, even though you might not realize it. Lots more people have been diagnosed in the past few years and that’s making it hard for some to get vital medication. ADHD advocate and author Jessica McCabe is excited about the shifting dialogue, but not so much about the shortages many people locally are experiencing. She has tips to help manage ADHD with or without medication.
- Clare McGrane
What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu

CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.
- Erika Ryan
Glasses aren't just good for your eyes. They can be a boon to income, too

That's the finding of a new study in Bangladesh, which gave reading glasses to hundreds of people and then measured their earnings.
- Gabrielle Emanuel
Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the U.S.

Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock, as a result of an outbreak at a Texas plant. However, the CDC says a person is unlikely to get bird flu from eggs.
- Ayana Archie
50 years ago, many psychiatric hospitals closed. Did that cause today's mental health crisis?
- Sydney Brownstone
A strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in a human in Texas

Health officials say a human case of the H5N1 bird flu has been found in Texas in a person exposed to dairy cattle. The risk to people remains low, but the virus bears watching.
- Will Stone
For the first time, U.S. dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu

Livestock in Texas, Kansas and Michigan are confirmed to have the virus, and herds in New Mexico and Idaho have also tested positive. The threat to the public is low, federal officials say.
- Joe Hernandez
Kansas's Democratic governor is trying to expand eligibility for Medicaid

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is stepping up efforts to get the legislature to expand access to Medicaid to make health care more accessible, a move apparently favored by most of the public.
- Rose Conlon

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