Health & Safety

Clinic Hearing Could Decide Fate Of Abortion In Missouri

6:20am October 28, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

A state commission will consider a regulatory dispute over the clinic's license. If forced to stop performing abortions, Missouri would become the first state to be without at least one such clinic.

Fresh Corner Café sells loose fruits and fresh pre-packaged items like salads, sandwich wraps and fruit cups to corner stores, grocery stores and gas stations.

Detroit Entrepreneurs Fight Food Insecurity With Lessons Of The Past

7:00am October 27, 2019

by Brittany Hutson

In 1968, a survey found that African Americans paid more money for lower-quality groceries and struggled for access to fresh food, among other inequalities. Today, those same battles persist.

If you get to look at dogs and hug them every day, you just might live longer than people who don't have to clean animal hair off their clothes, according to a pair of studies out this month.

Health & Safety

Dog People Live Longer. But Why?

1:58pm October 26, 2019

by Angus Chen

Hanging out with dogs might be good for your health. A researcher reviews the science and discusses the very real link between dog ownership and reduced risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

A flyer reminding customers about vaping-related deaths and illnesses, on display in a Seattle vape store. The Washington State Board of Health recently passed a four-month emergency ban on flavored vaping products. It applies to products that contain eit

Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks

7:58am October 26, 2019

by Will Stone

Many cases of vaping-related injury seem to involve THC, health officials say. That's led some states to take another look at the safety of the regulated cannabis market, as well as the black market.

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In the BBC documentary about sexual harassment at universities in Nigeria and Ghana, several sources and reporters wore masks onscreen to preserve their anonymity.

How Undercover Journalists Exposed West Africa's 'Sex For Grades' Scandal

4:46pm October 25, 2019

by Emily Vaughn

Professors at prominent universities in Ghana and Nigeria were caught on camera by the BBC asking their students for sexual favors.

Displaced Kurdish and Arab women, who fled from violence after a Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria, sit with their children at a public school used as shelter where they now live in Hasakah, Syria.

UNICEF's Top Syria Official: 'We Have Witnessed Huge Amounts Of Distress' Among Kids

3:43pm October 25, 2019

by Tim McDonnell

Turkey's invasion of Syria this month has displaced 80,000 children who are "really in deep distress," UNICEF's Fran Equiza tells NPR. "The price children pay is absolutely disproportionate."

This year the Drug Enforcement Administration is accepting electronic vaping devices (provided any lithium ion batteries are removed) during its annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.

Want To Get Rid Of Your Vaping Device? The DEA Will Take It

12:02pm October 25, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

Amid growing concerns over e-cigarette health risks, the Drug Enforcement Administration says it will collect vaping devices and cartridges at National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has mobilized more than 140 scientists and other staffers to investigate the causes of vaping-related lung injuries and deaths.

Health & Safety

Behind The Scenes Of CDC's Vaping Investigation

7:37am October 25, 2019

by Richard Harris

Given the scope and the mysterious nature of vaping-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set up a specialized command center to coordinate its response.

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A health worker gives the oral polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan.

Ghost Viruses And The Taliban Stand In The Way Of Wiping Out Polio

1:45am October 25, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization is celebrating the eradication of another strain of the polio virus. Yet major challenges remain in the global effort to get rid of the disease.

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Paramedics in Portland, Maine, respond to a call for a heroin overdose. A new report estimates some $60 billion was spent on health care related to opioid addiction in 2018.

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The Real Costs Of The Opioid Epidemic: An Estimated $179 Billion In Just One Year

10:29pm October 24, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

As the courts consider various lawsuits against drug makers, researchers estimate what opioid addiction is costing our economy and what it would take to end the crisis.

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