Understanding The Struggle Against Opioid Addiction
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Medicaid's former Chief Medical Officer Andrey Ostrovsky about his uncle's fatal drug overdose and his efforts to destigmatize opioid addiction.
Health & Safety
A 13th Child Is Raped And Killed — And A Pakistani City Is Up In Arms
The rape and slaying of 7-year-old Zainab Amin caused a political crisis aimed at officials who are accused of failing to protect the children of Kasur.
Your Team Made It To The Super Bowl. Now Maybe It's Time For Flu Shot.
A new study finds that counties with teams in the Super Bowl experienced significantly higher influenza deaths for people 65 and older compared to counties that didn't have a team that participated.
What's The Real Story About The Milkmaid And The Smallpox Vaccine?
As history tells it, young Edward Jenner heard a milkmaid say she'd had cowpox so couldn't get smallpox. And thus his idea for a vaccine was born. Now a researcher has fact-checked the tale.
Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine
For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.
Indiana's Brand Of Medicaid Drops 25,000 People For Failure To Pay Premiums
The state built some key conservative policies into its experimental expansion of Medicaid. Lawmakers, health officials and patient advocates across the U.S. are now keenly watching the results.
Venezuela's Health Care System Ready To Collapse Amid Economic Crisis
The Pharmaceutical Federation of Venezuela estimates the country is suffering from an 85 percent shortage of medicine amid an economic crisis also marked by severe hyperinflation and food scarcity.
Unnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine
An analysis of insurance claims in Washington state found that in a single year more than 600,000 patients underwent testing and treatment they didn't need, at an estimated cost of $282 million.
Can Cooking Classes Keep Chronic Heart Failure Patients Out Of The Hospital?
At Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, researchers are teaching heart disease sufferers what makes a healthy meal — and how to cook one. The program will monitor how this affects readmission rates.
Researchers Discover 'Anxiety Cells' In The Brain
Scientists who identified specific brain cells in mice that control anxiety say the discovery could provide insights that might eventually help people with panic disorder and social phobia.