Health & Safety

Dread Scott's The Blue Wall of Violence, as part of the Perilous Bodies exhibit at the Ford Foundation Gallery in Manhattan.

Dangerous Art: A Stark But Inspiring New Exhibit

7:00am April 06, 2019

by Diane Cole

In "Perilous Bodies," a new exhibit at the Ford Foundation Gallery, artists share their vision of the injustice, from the rickety boats of migrants to missiles that look like a flock of blackbirds.

Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor (center) departs federal court in Boston in January. The criminal trial of Kapoor and four other executives from the company wrapped up on Friday.

Criminal Trial Of Opioid-Peddling Drug Company Execs Goes To The Jury

9:19pm April 05, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The 10-week trial of five executives from Insys Therapeutics wrapped up in Boston on Friday. The executives are accused of bribing doctors and deceiving insurance companies to boost opioid sales.

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Democratic Republic of Congo Sees A Recent Surge In Ebola Infections

6:31pm April 05, 2019

by Nurith C Aizenman

The World Health Organization says there's been a marked increase in new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 1,100 people have become infected during the eight-month epidemic.

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Things in Venezuela are so bad that patients who are hospitalized must bring not only their own food but also medical supplies like syringes and scalpels as well as their own soap and water, a new report says.

Researchers Are Surprised By The Magnitude Of Venezuela's Health Crisis

6:13pm April 05, 2019

by Melody Schreiber

A report from Johns Hopkins University and Human Rights Watch finds an alarming decline in the quality of health care across the country.

Mozambique Health Officials Race To Vaccinate Against Cholera After Cyclone Idai

4:27pm April 05, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Ilesh Jani, director general of Mozambique's National Institute of Health, about the massive cholera vaccination campaign underway in the wake of Cyclone Idai.

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Dr. Carlos Gutierrez examines a young girl at a shelter in El Paso that was set up for recent migrants. The girl's mother said her daughter's deep cough arose while the family was in immigration custody.

Makeshift Volunteer Clinics Struggle To Meet Medical Needs At The Border

2:10pm April 05, 2019

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

As recent arrivals to the U.S. are released from detention with health problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, doctors who are trying to help, with little federal support, feel the strain.

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, pictured on Monday, has pared back the state's lawsuit against opioid drug makers.

Oklahoma Drops Some Claims To 'Refocus' Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers

11:43pm April 04, 2019

Attorney General Mike Hunter said paring back the suit against firms at the center of the national epidemic will speed up any payouts and help communities recover.

How 128,000 Low-Income Kids Lost Health Care In Tennessee Over 2 Years

4:27pm April 04, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nashville Tennessean reporter Brett Kelman about why Tennessee's health insurance programs dropped more than 100,000 low-income children from the rolls over two years.

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If a doctor's office is like Blockbuster, Hims feels more like Netflix. It's a way to skip the long waits and crowds and get generic Viagra, hair growth treatment and other medicine and vitamins with minimal interaction with a health care provider — for

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Opinion: Direct-To-Consumer Medicine Can Be Quick And Discreet, But What's Lost?

4:13pm April 04, 2019

by Vishal Khetpal

If you happily order your contact lenses online, why not get drugs for migraines or erectile dysfunction that way, too? Be careful, a medical student warns. Your "simple" self-diagnosis may be wrong.

A lawsuit filed by attorneys general from six states and the District of Columbia says the weakened federal nutrition standards for school meals are putting kids at greater risk of health problems linked to diet.

Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over School Nutrition Rollbacks

2:14pm April 04, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

The suit, filed on behalf of six states and the District of Columbia, says the weakened federal nutrition standards for school meals are putting kids at greater risk of health problems linked to diet.