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Rob Stein

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Rob Stein

    This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies (opens the original)

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    For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR's Health newsletter. Cathy Tie slips on a white lab coat bearing her name and the logo of her startup: Origin Genomics. "Welcome!" she says as she leads an NPR reporter, photographer and videographer on an exclusive tour of Origin's labs located in New York City. Tie, CEO of Origin, asked NPR to withhold the exact location for security reasons. Once inside, Tie snaps on a pair of blue rubber gloves and points to a gray metal tank on

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Rob Stein

    As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability (opens the original)

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    The worst measles resurgence in the U.S. in decades keeps growing. Vaccination rates keep falling. Flu, COVID-19, and RSV keep coming back. Against this backdrop, many public health experts are worried about the reliability of health information coming from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Red flag. Red alert," says Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned last year as the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Rob Stein

    US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods (opens the original)

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    Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel. The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 this time last year, according to motor club AAA. Higher diesel prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods. That's because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks. And some businesses have already passed along steeper costs t

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Rob Stein

    Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum (opens the original)

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    The latest COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines remain very safe and highly effective for protecting people against severe complications from the potentially life-threatening respiratory viruses, according to independent analyses released Wednesday. As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America simultaneously issued guidelines recommending Americans conti

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Rob Stein

    Nearly 1,000 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacial collapse (opens the original)

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    UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal — China's Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that mudslides in Tibet caused by a glacial collapse have left three people dead and 558 missing, while police in Nepal reported at least 162 were killed after massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China swept through communities a day earlier. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 260 of the 558 missing people in Tibet were foreigners and two villagers were rescued. At least three people were killed as of Thursday

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