Richard Briggs has served as Tennessee state senator for District 7, representing part of Knox County, since 2014. In 2019, he helped pass a state trigger bill on abortion that was one of the most austere in the U.S. Emily Moses for NPR hide caption
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This image provided by the CDC shows counties, shaded in teal, where federal officials suggest offering syphilis testing to all sexually active people between the ages of 15 and 44. AP hide caption
Jorge Rubiano outside a temporary migrant shelter where he stayed after arriving in Chicago last summer from Colombia. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption
For Chicago's new migrants, informal support groups help ease the pain and trauma
Tuesday
Estelle Laughlin, 94, survived the Nazi concentration camps along with her older sister and mother. She was photographed in her living room in Lincolnshire, Illinois, on October 6, 2023. Jamie Kelter Davis for NPR hide caption
Neuralink has conducted its first surgical test of a brain implant, Elon Musk says. An example of the device, whose size has been compared to a coin and which has "threads" that connect to the brain, is seen here in a photo from the company's brochure. Neuralink/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Goats, are you paying attention to our tone of voice? A new study tries to answer that question. It involved 27 goats, a loudspeaker and recordings of the phrase "Hey, look over here!" Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Patients report that ketamine infusions can be lifesaving, with immediate improvement for severe depression. But dosage and safety measures vary widely at the hundreds of clinics that have opened. Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images hide caption
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Women's rights advocates demonstrate against abortion bans in May 2019, in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Crownsville patients work in the hospital's fields in the 1910s. Maryland State Archives/Hatchette hide caption
What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental health today
Scientists can tell how fast you're aging. Now, the trick is to slow it down
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Iain Campbell, a researcher in Scotland, has lived with bipolar disorder since he was young. After trying the ketogenic diet, he discovered profound improvements in his symptoms — and now wants to learn if it can do the same for others. He shared his recent findings at the Metabolic Health Summit in Clearwater, Fla., on Jan. 25. Tina Russell for NPR hide caption
Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand why
Friday
Britain's King Charles III attends a ceremony in Paris on Sept. 20, 2023. The monarch was admitted to a private London hospital on Friday to undergo a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said. Yoan Valat/Pool via AP hide caption
A student named Royce closes his eyes during a mindfulness session in class at Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School in Tampa, Fla. Students say the daily lessons help them cope with their feelings. Octavio Jones for NPR hide caption