Whatever Happened To ... The Father Who Wants To Undo The Child Marriage He Set Up?
He forced his 15-year-old daughter to marry a man in his 40s with little education and a reputation for drinking — and knew it was a mistake.
Health & Safety
Houston Methadone Clinics Reopen After Harvey's Flooding
Hurricane Harvey disrupted treatment for people addicted to opioids. Many need to get connected to a specialty clinic that can provide medication-assisted treatment.
Chastened Lawmakers Aim For Small, Bipartisan Health Care Victories
Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying something new on health care. It's called cooperation.
Whatever Happened To ... The Mission To Get Rid Of Rwanda's Dirt Floors?
A small project started in 2014 to replace dirt floors, which can make people sick, with sealed earthen floors. Demand has only grown — but not exactly in the way the CEO had imagined.
A Doctor Who Weathered Katrina Now Tends Victims Of Harvey
Dr. Ruth Berggren spent six days struggling to keep patients alive in in New Orleans' Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina hit. She's now caring for evacuees from Hurricane Harvey.
In A Case That Is 'Almost Impossible,' Girl Dies Of Malaria In Italy
"It's a mystery," said one health official. Italy was declared malaria-free in 1970. Officials will try to determine how and where the 4-year-old was infected.
Scanning The Future, Radiologists See Their Jobs At Risk
In a new series called "Is My Job Safe?" NPR looks at the future of jobs at a time of rapid gains in artificial intelligence and robotics. We start with a high-paying job in medicine: radiologists.
Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later
If you sit too much during middle age — at work and at home — your ability to exercise or even walk in late decades is at risk, a study hints. And, of course, your risk of heart disease climbs, too.
Whatever Happened To ... The Syrian Who Risked His Life And Won An Oscar?
Khaled Khatib captured much of the footage for The White Helmets, an Oscar-winning documentary about search and rescue volunteers in war-torn Aleppo. What's he doing now?
Coca-Cola Offers A Sweet Quest: A Million Bucks To Replace Sugar
The company is holding a contest to find a new and natural, low-calorie sweetener. The challenge comes at a time when many Americans are cutting back on sugar due to obesity and diabetes risks.