Farah Yousry
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Managing Editor, @SideEffectsNews & health desk at NPR member station @WFYI.
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https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/farah-yousry 28-03-2011 12:13:44
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Homeless shelters can save lives, but advocates say Indianapolis needs more investment in housing via Benjamin Thorp wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Indianapolis EMS will now leave behind medication to reverse overdoses at the house of someone who has overdosed. That could mean leaving the medication with the person who overdosed or with a neighbor, friend, or family member via Benjamin Thorp wfyi.org/news/articles/…
State fairs are known for Ferris wheels, butter sculptures & the biggest pig in the state. They can also be virus mixing grounds. That’s of particular concern, as bird flu infections have been confirmed in cows🐄 for the 1st time ever via Benjamin Thorp shorturl.at/S6pHh
🐄State fairs in the time of bird flu🐄: One of the things ppl bring up about Covid-19 are the animal markets in China, with different animals & species interacting with each other. Similar things happen at state fairs in the U.S., said Amesh Adalja shorturl.at/S6pHh
New statewide dashboard aims to increase data on sickle cell patients via Elizabeth Gabriel wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Purdue, IU now support a revamped high school diploma. New proposal meets admission requirements (via Rachel Fradette) wfyi.org/news/articles/…
The Checkup: Busting popular misconceptions around childhood vaccinations | via Farah Yousry wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Truancy gets lots of attention lately but there's little on ground reporting about why students miss school and legal enforcement. So Dylan Peers McCoy spent a day with an Indiana truancy investigator and talked to families he visited. Superb audio story --> wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Great reporting from Benjamin Thorp with expert input on bird flu from Amesh Adalja on NPR this morning.
Indiana’s childhood vaccination rates aren’t high enough to be protective, experts warn | via Benjamin Thorp wfyi.org/news/articles/…
Women will now be informed of their breast density in mammogram reports. Here’s why that matters | via Side Effects Public Media Farah Yousry iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2024-…