Here are today's top stories on the wellness beat, compiled with the health and safety of your family in mind.
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Physical health
Skyrocketing drug prices leave cures out of reach for some patients, USA Today
Science fair winner designs device to cut virus spread on planes, NPR
‘Exceptional responders’ to cancer drugs draw scrutiny from scientists, The Washington Post
Mental well-being
Rise in heroin use emerges as 2016 campaign issue, Deseret News National
The science behind why the return trip always feels shorter than the trip there, The Washington Post
Should we pay people to quit smoking?, Deseret News National
Spiritual wholeness
Pilgrimage to peace and gratitude, Savage Pacer
Funeral homes increasingly using dogs to comfort mourners, Associated Press
A photographer addicted to telling the story of marijuana, National Geographic
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