What are the health care issues that voters are focused on?
NPR's A Martínez talks to Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution, about the health care issues that voters are concerned with.
Health & Safety
8 mistakes to avoid if you're going out in the heat
Spending time outside in scorching weather can put you at risk of heat stroke or exhaustion. Here's what to watch out for and how to stay safe.
More than 150 in U.S. became sick due to a possible salmonella outbreak in cucumbers
More than 150 people across more than 20 states have fallen ill after being exposed to cucumbers that were possibly contaminated with salmonella, the CDC said Wednesday. No deaths have been reported.
How to reduce health care’s climate impact? Increase telehealth
A new study finds telehealth for cancer treatment could make a big difference in reducing carbon footprint of health care. Health care generated 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and there’s a growing effort in medicine to find ways to reduce this impact.
In nursing homes, staff are key. But is Biden's boost for the workforce realistic?
The administration set a new staffing standard for nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid. It's an effort to keep people safer — but patients and their families say it is still not enough.
Hollywood flips the script in the new movie 'Ezra'
'Ezra' is a road trip movie, a movie about fathers and sons.
Bobby Cannavale plays the father Max, and he hasn't quite figured out what his son Ezra's autism diagnosis means for their life together.
The movie draws on the real experiences of screenwriter Tony Spiridakis. William A. Fitzgerald, who plays Ezra. And associate producer Alex Plank also has autism, and is the founder of wrongplanet.net. Many members of the cast and crew are neurodivergent, or have neurodivergent family members.
Hollywood hasn't always gotten it right when it comes to portraying neurodivergent people on screen. The new movie 'Ezra' is flipping the script.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with screenwriter Tony Spiridakis and producer Alex Plank.
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Bobby Cannavale plays the father Max, and he hasn't quite figured out what his son Ezra's autism diagnosis means for their life together.
The movie draws on the real experiences of screenwriter Tony Spiridakis. William A. Fitzgerald, who plays Ezra. And associate producer Alex Plank also has autism, and is the founder of wrongplanet.net. Many members of the cast and crew are neurodivergent, or have neurodivergent family members.
Hollywood hasn't always gotten it right when it comes to portraying neurodivergent people on screen. The new movie 'Ezra' is flipping the script.
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with screenwriter Tony Spiridakis and producer Alex Plank.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Rockingham County introduces a mobile medical unit
The Rockingham County Division of Public Health has unveiled a new mobile medical unit, with a goal of increasing access to health care for residents in rural areas.
Fat Joe wants hospital price transparency. Here's how he's fighting for it in D.C.
The Bronx-born rapper sits with A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and what he wants politicians in D.C. to do about it.
Health care issues that voters are thinking about this election year
NPR's A Martínez explores what can be done to control health care costs ahead of November's elections.
Globally, antibiotics were way overused during the pandemic
The over use of antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistant infections. A series of new studies shows how hospitals are still grappling with the superbugs unleashed during the pandemic.