A new study has sparked debate on the prevalence of withdrawal symptoms when patients stop taking antidepressants, as well as on the severity of those symptoms. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: About 11% of adults in the U.S. take antidepressants. And in recent years, more patients have come forward to talk about how they’ve struggled with symptoms of withdrawal after they stop …
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Doctors give ‘social prescriptions’ for fitness, arts and socializing : NPR
Frank Frost found camaraderie and better health in a cycling group in the U.K. that his doctor recommended he try. Frank Frost hide caption toggle caption Frank Frost For more than 30 years, Frank Frost worked as a long-distance truck driver, ferrying industrial chemicals across the United Kingdom. “I worked away from home six days a week, working up to …
Read More »European ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump’s surprise 30% tariffs : NPR
The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels, June 17, 2024. Omar Havana/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Havana/AP BRUSSELS — European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union. The EU is America’s biggest business partner and the …
Read More »Trump touts weapons sales to NATO for Ukraine, threatens Russia with tariffs : NPR
President Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP MOSCOW — President Trump on Monday threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv “billions of …
Read More »Trump praises Texas disaster response while FEMA’s future is murky : NPR
President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, in Kerrville, Texas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump visited a storm-torn Texas on Friday as the fate of the nation’s top federal disaster agency …
Read More »David Gergen, adviser to 4 presidents, dies at 83 : NPR
David Gergen answers a reporter’s question in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on June 7, 1993. Doug Mills/AP hide caption toggle caption Doug Mills/AP David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83. Gergen worked in the …
Read More »After Texas flooding, volunteers help reunite pets with owners : NPR
Rambo the cat thrashes in a cat trap near his home in Ingram, Texas on Thursday, July 10. Rambo had been missing for almost a week after the catastrophic flooding in central Texas. Kat Lonsdorf/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kat Lonsdorf/NPR INGRAM, TEXAS – Sherry Sweeney holds out a handful of cat food and calls after a small tabby prowling …
Read More »Poland’s Iga Świątek thrashes American Amanda Anisimova in Wimbledon women’s final : NPR
Iga Świątek of Poland holds the trophy after winning the women’s singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP The Wimbledon women’s final came to an abrupt close on Saturday as Poland’s Iga Świątek delivered a swift, crushing defeat against …
Read More »What the US garment industry looks like today, and can it grow? : Planet Money : NPR
A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center hide caption toggle caption Garment Worker Center A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center What people might picture when they think of “Made in America” … might not look like the “Made in America” we have today. The U.S. does have a domestic manufacturing industry, including a garment manufacturing …
Read More »Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank : NPR
Concrete blocks placed by Israeli soldiers after October 7, 2023, according to local residents, are seen at one of the entrances to the West Bank village of Sinjil, impeding access for Palestinians, on July 9, 2025. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat a U.S. citizen to death, according to local …
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