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The Papal Succession
6:19 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

American Catholics Look To New Pope For Hope, Renewal

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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 6:44 pm

Catholics in Philadelphia react on Wednesday to selection of the new pope.

Shots - Health News
5:35 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Postpartum Depression Affects 1 in 7 Women

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A JAMA Psychiatry study found that 1 in 7 mothers are affected by postpartum depression.
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Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 2:09 pm

It's well documented that some women suffer depression after having a baby. But it's less well-known just how many do.

The largest study to date shows that as many as 1 in every 7 women suffers postpartum depression. And the study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, finds that among women followed for a year after delivery, some 22 percent had been depressed.

The study also recommends that all pregnant women and new mothers be screened for depression.

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Around the Nation
5:34 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Health Problems Compound For Aging Homeless

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Tony Lithgow, 49, and Andrea Mayer, 51, live together on the streets of Baltimore. Researchers say the aging homeless population is due to younger baby boomers who came of age during the 1970s and '80s, when there were back-to-back recessions.
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While in line at the United Church of Christ soup kitchen, Tony passes Andrea a bag full of her prescription medications. Before being homeless, Andrea suffered from a host of ailments that have only gotten worse, and now she needs both knees replaced. "I'm living on painkillers," she says.
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Tony suffers from a bulging disc that is aggravated by the 75 pounds of the couple's clothing, toiletries, important documents and medications he carries on his back every day.
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Andrea and Tony sit down to eat a meal consisting of white beans, mashed potatoes, hot dogs and a roll. It's challenging to eat healthy when you are on the streets, often relying on free meals.
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Tony and Andrea admit that poor decisions and bad circumstances led them from a middle-class life to living on the streets. "You're a paycheck away" from being homeless, Tony says.
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After dinner, they walk to a bus stop to catch a free bus to a parking lot where they sleep.
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Every night the couple sleeps in a makeshift tent under a highway near downtown. They say shelters aren't an option because they would get separated and the facilities aren't safe.
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Tony plugs a small heater into an outlet in the parking lot. "We're sort of living high class compared to what these people are living," says Andrea, referring to the dozens of others sleeping nearby. "We're warm at night. These people are freezing to death."
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On the bus they often recognize other homeless people taking advantage of the free, heated ride to keep out of the cold. "I think we see more older people," Andrea says of the overall homeless population, "and I've never seen — and I've been in three different states — never seen so many mentally ill."
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But the streets aren't much safer. Andrea says someone stole their belongings — even her dentures — last fall
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Tony says he'd like to go back to work but doesn't want to leave Andrea on the streets alone. They might be able to afford a small efficiency apartment with Andrea's Social Security disability payments but can't gather the security deposit.
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Tony Lithgow, 49, and Andrea Mayer (right), 51, live together on the streets of Baltimore. They are part of a growing number of the nation's homeless who are reaching "premature old age."
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 8:27 pm

Tony Lithgow and Andrea Mayer have been living under a highway overpass in downtown Baltimore since last year. He's 49 and has been homeless on and off for eight years. She's 51 and has been homeless for 10 years.

Living on the streets has clearly taken a toll on the couple, both physically and mentally. While they're standing at a corner waiting for a free city bus to take them to a soup kitchen, Tony shouts at a passenger staring at them from a car stopped at the light.

"We're homeless!" he calls out to the man.

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All Songs Considered
4:50 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Baby Bands, Pop Stars And Room-Filling Joy: What To Expect At SXSW 2013

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Twin Horns Of Joy? Members of the band The Bottom Dollars play on the street in Austin, Texas, during the opening night of the South by Southwest music festival.
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Originally published on Sat March 16, 2013 9:55 am

Listen to Stephen Thompson's conversation with Audie Cornish on All Things Considered by clicking the audio link.

The South by Southwest music festival kicked off Tuesday with the first of five straight nights of music overload: The clubs, makeshift music venues and front porches of Austin, Texas, were overrun with little-known discoveries-in-waiting and big names alike, as well as tens of thousands of fans who have flocked to the city in search of epiphanies.

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The Two-Way
4:23 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

VIDEO: Fan Accompanies Billy Joel; 'Greatest Moment Of My Life,' He Says

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Michael Pollack, right, getting a handshake and blessing from Billy Joel. Pollack asked Joel if he could come on state to accompany the pop star on "New York State of Mind." Joel said yes and the video has gone viral.
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Originally published on Wed March 13, 2013 4:52 pm

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