Health & Safety

What The GOP Bill Means For People On Medicaid

8:01am June 24, 2017

NPR's Melissa Block asks Rodney Whitlock, who worked on health policy in the Senate and is now a lobbyist, for hospitals about what the GOP plan could mean for those who rely on Medicaid.

One of the secondary symptoms Greg deals with is paranoia, even when he knows his is not a rational fear.

More Than Memory: Coping With The Other Ills Of Alzheimer's

8:01am June 24, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Many people with Alzheimer's suffer medical and mental health issues that have nothing to do with memory loss, including slow healing, incontinence, paranoia and depression.

Echis carinatus — aka the carpet viper — is a venomous species that strikes humans in parts of the Middle East and Africa.

Snakebites Make The List Of 'Neglected Tropical Diseases'

7:00am June 24, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

They claim about 100,000 lives a year. WHO has now put snakebites on its list of "neglected tropical diseases."

NFL's Jermichael Finley On Head Trauma: 'It Felt Like 100 Bees Stinging Me'

6:36pm June 23, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former NFL tight end Jermichael Finley about his experience living with the effects of head trauma sustained on the field.

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President Trump Praises Senate Republican Health Care Bill

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is praising the Senate's health care bill. But the bill lacks a mechanism requiring people to have continuous coverage, which could create problems in the individual health care market.

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Andy Slavitt was in charge of running the federal agency that oversees the Affordable Care Act from 2015 to 2017.

What The Man Who Ran Obamacare Thinks About the Republican Health Plan

4:38pm June 23, 2017

Andy Slavitt was acting administrator of the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until January. He calls the new Senate health care bill "the ugly step-sibling" of the House bill.

The vast majority of contingent or independent workers in the U.S. do not receive employee benefits, though some companies and lawmakers are trying to change that.

Efforts Increase To Bring Health And Other Benefits To Independent Workers

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The vast majority of the estimated 54 million to 68 million contingent or independent workers in the U.S. don't receive employee benefits, though some firms and lawmakers are trying to change that.

Our brains can store huge amounts of information, but forgetting some of that information may actually make us smarter.

Could The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?

3:56pm June 23, 2017

by Andrea Hsu

Forget thinking about forgetting as failure. Researchers now say that ridding our brains of irrelevant details and outdated information helps us better navigate our ever-changing world.

Women have gotten conflicting advice from doctors about when to have mammograms.

OB-GYNs Give Women More Say In When They Have Mammograms

3:55pm June 23, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

Updated guidelines on mammograms from the nation's gynecologists are intended to incorporate recommendations from three other medical societies and consider women's preferences, too.

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Future Humans: How Many Of Us Will There Be?

3:52pm June 23, 2017

Over half of the 7.5 billion humans on Earth live in just seven countries. What will the planet's population picture look like in 2100?