Jennifer Ludden

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Jennifer Ludden

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal Health will offer a "much preferred experience," the company said in its announcement, and also aims to increase screening rates by making the procedure more convenient. Traditionally, gynecologists have inserted a cold metal speculum deep into a woman's vagina to scrape cells from the cervix.

1 month ago | opb.org | Jennifer Ludden

Linwood Riddick, who turns 80 on Monday, accepts his bachelor's degree at South Carolina State University on Friday May 9th. Linwood Riddick went to Vietnam to serve in the military, at an age when many people choose to go to college. Instead, he pursued his college diploma when many are busy enjoying retirement. On Friday, Riddick graduated from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, S.C., two days before his 80th birthday, the school said in a news release.

1 month ago | wfae.org | Jennifer Ludden

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal Health will offer a "much preferred experience," the company said in its announcement, and also aims to increase screening rates by making the procedure more convenient. Traditionally, gynecologists have inserted a cold metal speculum deep into a woman's vagina to scrape cells from the cervix.

1 month ago | publicradioeast.org | Jennifer Ludden

Until last month, 25-year-old Theo Faucher was an AmeriCorps team leader. He and 10 others got a small stipend to build affordable homes in Virginia, remove hurricane debris in Florida, and repair park trails in West Virginia. That's where they were, in the middle of New River Gorge National Park, when Faucher's boss called with shocking news. "Essentially it was, pull your team off the work site, pack up your camp, hit the road tonight, if possible," he recalled.

1 month ago | mprnews.org | Jennifer Ludden

President Trump has repeatedly promised to "make America affordable again." But for those Americans most in need, his administration's latest budget plan would dramatically shrink the federal rental aid that helps keep millions of people housed. In its request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the White House called the current system of federal rental assistance "dysfunctional" and proposed essentially ending Section 8 and other housing voucher programs.