Health & Safety

Children's Health Insurance Program In Jeopardy In Colorado

7:44am December 02, 2017

Colorado contacted families who receive CHIP health care funding with a warning that support might end in January. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gretchen Hammer, who runs the Colorado program.

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, in the blue T-shirt on the roof, helps build a home for a grandmother supported by his HIV/AIDS nonprofit in rural Uganda.

Why This AIDS Champion Is Conflicted About World AIDS Day

6:18pm December 01, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri, the founder of an HIV/AIDS nonprofit in Uganda, thinks World AIDS Day could be bigger and better.

Researchers point to a number of causes for dwindling farmworkers: tighter border controls; higher prices charged by smugglers; well-paying construction jobs and a growing middle-class in Mexico that doesn't want to pick vegetables for Americans.

Health Risks To Farmworkers Increase As Workforce Ages

5:13pm December 01, 2017

by Sarah Varney

As the number of immigrants available for farm work has dwindled in California, many who are left are older, and suffer from health problems related to decades of difficult labor.

Scenes from nominated videos (clockwise from upper left): The video "Make No Assumptions" tries to figure out the best image to solicit donations; Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne asks viewers to help the suffering in Yemen; singer Ed Sheeran befriends a Liber

VIDEO: Vote For The Best And Worst Charity Ads Of 2017

3:56pm December 01, 2017

by Greta Jochem

You have until December 4 to cast your ballot in the annual competition for the coveted Golden Radiator Award and the uncoveted Rusty Radiator Award.

Proposed changes to the tax law could eliminate the deduction for medical expenses. Those who use it generally have very high medical expenses, often for a disabled child, a serious chronic illness or expensive long-term care not covered by health insuran

Health & Safety

5 Ways Congressional Tax Legislation Would Transform Health Care

3:12pm December 01, 2017

by Julie Rovner

Even though congressional Republicans formally set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this summer, there are big policy changes that could become law under pending tax proposals.

A memorial honoring victims of the AIDS epidemic sits across the street from the former St. Vincent's Hospital site in New York City, where many of the early victims of AIDS were diagnosed.

Health & Safety

What We've Learned Treating People With HIV Can Make Care Better For Us All

3:09pm December 01, 2017

by John Henning Schumann

AIDS has been transformed from a death sentence into a manageable chronic disease. The holistic approach to care that helped make that possible could transform health care for us all.

Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies

11:37am December 01, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

His name was Anthony Senerchia Jr., and he lost his 14-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, on Nov. 25.

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Leilani Schweitzer: How Can Hospitals Be More Transparent About Medical Errors?

9:47am December 01, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Leilani Schweitzer lost her son due to a medical error. She says the hospital's honesty and openness helped her heal. She now works to provide that level of honesty to patients at the same hospital.

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Opioids In The Family

5:04am December 01, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Winnefeld about his son's addiction to opioids, an experience he wrote about for The Atlantic.

Chalfonte LeNee Queen of San Diego grappled with violent vomiting episodes for 17 years until she found out her illness was related to her marijuana use.

Rare And Mysterious Vomiting Illness Linked To Heavy Marijuana Use

10:49pm November 30, 2017

by Pauline Bartolone

For a small percentage of people who smoke marijuana, long term use can make them sick with violent vomiting. California doctors worry they'll see more cases when pot is fully legalized in January.