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Experts think naloxone is saving new moms, as maternal overdose rates plummet in Colorado

The number of maternal overdose deaths in Colorado dropped 60% from 2022 to 2023.

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March: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of March’s awareness days, national months, and more...

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Good News This Week: February 28, 2026 - Dogs, Rainbows, & Scream Clubs

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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Lupita Nyong'o launches GoFundMe for women's health research after discovering she has 50 uterine fibroids

The “Black Panther” actress is speaking up about an often overlooked condition in reproductive health.

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World's smallest pacemaker — the size of a grain of rice — saves babies with heart defects

The device also dissolves once it is no longer needed, making invasive removal a thing of the past.

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TED's Audacious Project gives $1B to nonprofits working to solve 'humanity's biggest problems'

From cleaning up ocean plastic to preventing homelessness, the new cohort of fellows receives funding necessary to execute their world-changing work.

8 ways to make friends (without using social media) in 2026

A 2024 Harvard study found that 21% of Americans live with serious loneliness, and 73% of respondents think technology is one of the reasons. Here are 8 ways people are making friends offline.

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Good News This Week: February 21, 2026 - Plants, Books, & Food Banks

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

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This minnow can regenerate its spinal cord after injury. Scientists want to replicate its abilities in humans

Zebrafish have genetic characteristics that make it possible to rebuild neural networks after severe injuries.

You can help fund cancer research just by buying from this fashion brand

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran want to reduce the stigma surrounding colon cancer.

A woman wears headphones over her ears with a white wire coming out of her mouth. She is using an electric mouthpiece from Lenire to treat tinnitus

Startup invents electrode mouthpiece to treat tinnitus: '91% experienced a significant reduction in symptoms'

More than 25 million adults in the United States have tinnitus.

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'Heated Rivalry' fans raise $63K for children's hospital for Hudson Williams' birthday

The fundraiser will support BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, which the actor said “saved his life” when he was “a little baby.”