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    Feb 7

    Join the diverse, passionate and inspiring TEDMED Community this year and experience 2018 in person, Nov. 14-16 in Palm Springs, CA. Register today!

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  2. 7 hours ago

    "Sometimes it is easier for people to connect to a story than to facts, and the personal story sometimes has the potential to open the doors to those facts and change minds." Head to the Blog to hear more of 's story:

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  3. 11 hours ago

    Public libraries and librarians respond to the needs of their communities - for , this meant knowing how to administer narcan.

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    The Free Library's Chera Kowalski shared her powerful story at last year. Watch:

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    20 hours ago

    Public libraries have always been about more than just books -- and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic.

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    24 hours ago

    This was one of my favorite talks 2017 - The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis

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  8. Jun 5

    "You don’t usually expect your local librarian to come running out from behind the reference desk with Narcan ready to revive someone overdosing on heroin or fentanyl." | 2017

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  9. Jun 5

    You can check out Chera Kowalski's 2017 Talk on !

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    Jun 5

    Compelling and heartfelt talk from the frontlines of the opioid epidemic. A challenge to change the way we think about addiction. The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis

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    Jun 5

    Please watch my talk about the opioid epidemic and the role of public libraries

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    Jun 5

    Llibrarians play a role in their communities, but aren't typically thought to be a player in the . This sheds light from that view - Chera Kowalski | TEDMED 2017 - via

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  13. Jun 5

    At 2017, Chera Kowalski () described the critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis.

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  14. Jun 4

    "It was perfectly normal that people would start wondering: With the advent of genetic screening, are we going to become impatient with imperfection?" Alta Charo talks through the history & ethics of gene editing in her Talk.

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  15. Jun 4

    "It's time for us to lose some of our concerns, and lose some of our fears, and look forward to the future." Tune into Alta Charo's thought-provoking Talk on the ethics of gene editing:

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  16. Jun 4

    Embrace the power of Chaos+Clarity at 2018! Register today and join us this November in Palm Springs, CA.

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  17. Jun 3

    Millions of people live in - or downstream from - the counties in Appalachia where mountaintop removal mining takes place. The negative health impacts on these populations is significant. | 2017

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  18. Jun 3

    If you've ever wondered, "Will we become obsessed with creating genetic perfection and forget what it means to be human?", then you should watch Alta Charo's TEDMED Talk.

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  19. Jun 3

    What if a medicine listened to cues from your body to provide therapy when and where it's needed? Hive 2017

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  20. Jun 2

    For survivors of Ebola, the crisis isn't over. at 2017

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  21. Jun 2

    At 2017, Alta Charo examined the hope, fear, and ethics of gene editing.

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