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Gloria Single and her husband Bill Single in the dining hall of the skilled nursing floor at Pioneer House nursing home in Sacramento. AARP Foundation attorneys say California needs to more tightly enforce laws that prohibit evictions of the sort that sep

AARP Foundation Sues Nursing Home To Stop Illegal Evictions

8:46pm November 13, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

Gloria and Bill Single lived together in a nursing home until she was evicted without warning. Complaints about illegal evictions from nursing homes are up 73 percent in California since 2011.

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"If I smell something out here, it's bad, and I can tell you during Harvey, it smelled real bad," said Juan Flores in Galena Park, Texas, about a leak that caused strong gasoline odors to waft through town.

Slow And Upbeat EPA Response To Hurricane Harvey Pollution Angers Residents

7:25pm November 13, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Hurricane Harvey caused industrial facilities to release an extra 5.98 million pounds of air pollution. Some people who live and work near the plants are frustrated with the federal response.

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Health And Human Services Department Grappling With How Doctors Should Be Paid

6:25pm November 13, 2017

The Trump administration is rolling back Obama-era changes in how doctors are paid. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New York Times health care reporter Abby Goodnough about physician payment models.

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Alex Azar, who was deputy secretary for Health and Human Services in the George W. Bush administration, is President Trump's pick to replace Dr. Tom Price as head of the department.

Trump Picks Alex Azar To Lead Health And Human Services

4:58pm November 13, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

If the former drug company executive is confirmed by the Senate, he would replace Dr. Tom Price, who resigned in September after a scandal involving government travel on private aircraft.

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Dr. Jerad Gardner (right) and Dr. Pembe Oltulu, a pathologist from Konya, Turkey. They'd connected over Facebook. She flew to Istanbul for a real-life meeting when Gardner had a layover at the airport on a trip to meet a sarcoma patient he'd learned about

Is It A Good Idea To Share Patient Info On Social Media?

4:41pm November 13, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Dr. Jerad Gardner is a pioneer in using Twitter and Facebook so doctors around the world can talk about puzzling cases. The practice has its critics as well as its supporters.

Kennedy Odede has gone from street boy to social activist. He says: "When you do kindness that you don't expect to come back to you, you are spreading the light in the world."

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The Kindness Of Strangers Saved This Mango Thief's Life

3:36pm November 13, 2017

by Marc Silver

As a child, Kennedy Odede lived on the streets of a Kenyan slum. Now he is a social activist and best-selling author.

After California passed the Reproductive FACT Act in 2015, a number of anti-abortion pregnancy clinics filed lawsuits. The Supreme Court says it will consider the law in its upcoming session. One of the clinics was the East County Pregnancy Care Clinic in

Supreme Court Takes On Case About Free Speech And Abortion

11:27am November 13, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Does a California law violate the Constitution by requiring anti-abortion pregnancy centers to inform clients about free or low-cost abortion and contraception services?

Millions of Americans have chronic pain, and coming up with treatment that helps can be a challenge.

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Is There A Way To Keep Using Opioid Painkillers And Reduce Risk?

11:14am November 13, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

As a result of the opioid epidemic, doctors are being urged to turn to other medications to treat chronic pain. But that can be a challenge for people who have used opioid painkillers for years.

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Ex-Members Say NC Church Uses Power, Lies To Keep Grip On Kids

9:20am November 13, 2017

by By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR , Associated Press

As a court-appointed advocate for two foster boys, it was Nancy Burnette's job to ensure they were in good hands.

The search is on for opioid alternatives that can block pain without causing addiction.

Brain Scientists Look Beyond Opioids To Conquer Pain

6:52am November 13, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

The search is on for opioid alternatives that can block pain without causing addiction. One promising candidate: snail venom.

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