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3M has agreed to pay $6 billion over faulty earplugs. Now, plaintiffs must decide whether to accept.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 3M's dual-ended "Combat Arms" earplugs were issued to troops from 2003 to 2015. They were designed to let conversation, commands, and other normal sounds through, but blunt the force of loud noises like gunfire., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
About a quarter million troops and veterans have signed on as plaintiffs in litigation claiming the "Combat Arms" earplugs - manufactured by a 3M s...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 7
After decades of desert wars, the Navy and Marines are preparing for bigger global fights
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Troops from Marine Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina monitor a refueling operation during "Large Scale Exercise 2023." The exercise involved 25,000 Navy sailors and Marines and dozens of ships across 22 time zones., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
A worldwide joint training exercise simulated a major battle with adversaries like China and Russia.

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 4
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
From: Tradeoffs
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It’s been one year since 988 — the country’s new mental health crisis line — went live with hopes of transforming crisis services in America. So fa...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
The VA is facing a growing number of claims as a key PACT Act deadline approaches
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Volunteer Veteran Service Officers Hugh Reid (right) and Eric Isaksen help a veteran file a disability claim at American Legion Post 327 in Norfolk, Virginia., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
The law passed last year makes millions of veterans eligible for new benefits, including post 9/11 vets who were exposed to burn pits.

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 8
'No Place Else To Go': Inside a Former Abortion Clinic
From: Tradeoffs
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One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 15 states have effectively banned abortion. Dozens of clinics in those states have shut th...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 15:52
The military wants to contract with more small businesses, but the process can be overwhelming
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Craig Brooks looks through a microscope for fractures on a metal part fastened to a hydraulic press in his company's shop in St. Louis. Brooks is the president of AP/ES Inc., which develops ways to determine how long aircraft fleets will last., Credit: Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio
Smaller companies can offer unique solutions to problems the military faces, but they can struggle to break into a defense industry that can be fru...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI, Pt. 1
From: Tradeoffs
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There’s growing excitement that artificial intelligence can make health care better by speeding up care, improving diagnoses and easing the burden ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 18:27
  • Purchases: 1
The Pentagon has begun implementing a law to reduce suicides, 18 months after Congress passed it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr. signs a policy to implement the Brandon Act on May 5. Attending the signing were Patrick and Teri Caserta, the parents of Brandon Caserta, a Navy sailor who died by suicide, Credit: Jack Sanders / U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon has put in place "The Brandon Act" - named after a Navy sailor who died by suicide in 2018. It allows service members to go outside th...

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  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
The African Burial Ground
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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Is it possible to study human remains ethically?

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 44:44
The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military life
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Navy opened the Embedded Mental Health Clinic at Naval Base San Diego in October. Twenty providers work at the clinic, which serves thousands of sailors. , Credit: Andrew Dyer/American Homefront
After two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 6
The Drugs Changing How We Treat Obesity
From: Tradeoffs
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A new class of drugs can help people lose up to one-fifth of their body weight and manage serious health conditions associated with obesity. But th...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:32
The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
From: Tradeoffs
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The Affordable Care Act faces yet another in a long string of legal challenges. Last Thursday's ruling, by a conservative federal judge who has tar...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 14:07
The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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We dig into three research papers to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 16:55
  • Purchases: 1
A Pentagon-appointed committee says easy access to guns on military bases leads to more suicides
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Anthony Muhlstadt participates in exercises aboard the USS Bataan March 7, 2020. Muhlstadt was a 23-year-old Marine Corps sergeant when he died by suicide November 19, 2021, at Marine Corps Base Twentynine Palms in California., Credit: Kaitlin Rowell / U.S. Navy
The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 7
When Home Becomes a Hospital
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Gabriel Kibuyu (right) receives hospital-at-home care from UMass Memorial Medical Center nurse Danae Stand (center) and Dr. Constantinos Michaelidis (left on tablet) on March 6, 2023., Credit: Photo by Lisa Abitbol for Tradeoffs.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 24:21
The Conservative Clash Over Abortion Bans
From: Tradeoffs
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Less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some states are rethinking their abortion bans. This week, reporter Alice Miranda...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 19:26
The Army is reviving a decades-old ad slogan, hoping it will reach a new generation of recruits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Army's new ad campaign revives the marketing slogan that it used during the 1980s and 1990s. The rebranding also includes a redesign of the Army's "star" logo. The Army says the box around the star has been removed "to reflect the limitless possibilit, Credit: U.S. Army
The new marketing campaign is based around the tagline, "Be All You Can Be," which was originally featured in Army ads during the 1980s and 1990s.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients Right to Sue
From: Tradeoffs
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Later this year the Supreme Court is set to decide whether to close a legal pathway that Medicaid recipients have used for more than 50 years. This...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 11:27
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
From: Tradeoffs
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People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death. This week, why policymakers from deep blue California to so...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 26:10
The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A mobile surveillance camera vehicle operated by federally-deployed National Guard troops sits alongside Border Patrol trucks at Chimney Park RV Resort's boat launch in Mission, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 5
Medicare Director Meena Seshamani on CMS' New Drug Pricing Powers
From: Tradeoffs
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Medicare’s historic plan to slow prescription drug spending is taking shape. Last Thursday federal health officials began detailing how one of two ...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 13:51
States’ Uphill Battle to Stop Runaway Health Care Costs
From: Tradeoffs
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One year of health insurance premiums for a family of four now costs as much as a car. Nine states are trying to lower those costs in an aggressive...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 17:45
One Doctor’s Crusade to Improve Health Literacy
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in., Credit: Ryan Levi
Black Americans report higher levels of mistrust in the health care system than white Americans and suffer worse outcomes in everything from matern...

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 20:23
  • Purchases: 1
The End of Humira’s $200 Billion Drug Monopoly
From: Tradeoffs
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After 20 years, Humira – the best selling drug of all time – is finally facing direct competition. Typically, once generic drugs arrive on a market...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 18:07
Weapons, tents, generators, and more: The U.S. military is sending supplies to Ukraine almost daily
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022., Credit: Cydney Lee / U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 5