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Saturday

A survey shows that doctors have trouble taking full vacations from their high-stress jobs. Even when they do, they often still do work on their time off. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Design strategist Anna Engstrom created this sketch of a futuristic hospital that appears in Artists Remaking Medicine. She writes that she envisions "a more colorful health care future." Anna Engstrom/Procedure Press hide caption

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Wednesday

Nicole Xu for NPR

I try to be a body-positive doctor. It's getting harder in the age of Ozempic

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Monday

Misoprostol is typically used as part of a two-drug protocol for a medication abortion. But it is also safe and effective when used alone, doctors say. ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Medication abortion is still possible with just one drug. Here's how it works

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Shane Tolentino for NPR

Telehealth abortion demand is soaring. But access may come down to where you live

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Samya Arif for NPR

Vaccines 101: How They Work And Why You Need Them

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Tuesday

Health workers and others rallied in Seattle during a Doctors For Justice event on June 6, protesting police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. Medical training needs a hard look too, doctors say: Students of color and LGBTQ people often bear the brunt of what can be a bullying culture. David Ryder/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Janice Chang for NPR

Telehealth Tips: How To Make The Most Of Video Visits With Your Doctor

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"The profession we love has been taken over," psychiatrist and novelist Samuel Shem tells NPR, "with us sitting there in front of screens all day, doing data entry in a computer factory." Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Unlike Planned Parenthood which pulled out of Title X family planning funding, many clinics still take the funding and must comply with new rules on discussing abortion. Doctors worry it will affect their relationships with patients. SDI Productions/Getty Images hide caption

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How To Be A Better Caregiver When A Loved One Gets Sick

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Wednesday

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Take Control Of Your Care When You're Seriously Sick

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