Health & Safety

Ohio Health Insurance CEO Raises Concerns Over Senate GOP Bill

4:31pm June 22, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Pam Morris, CEO and President of CareSource, about the new health care bill from Senate Republicans. CareSource is the largest provider of Medicaid managed care services for Ohio.

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China's Doggy Debate: Dog Meat Lovers Vs. Dog Lovers

1:58pm June 22, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The country's changing attitudes are highlighted by the annual dog meat festival in Yulin City. The government issued a ban on dog meat sale, then promptly reversed it.

Scientists think that dreams are a form of memory consolidation.

Forget Freud: Dreams Replay Our Everyday Lives

11:42am June 22, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

Sigmund Freud thought dreams were all about wish fulfillment and repressed desire. But scientists now think they're linked to memory processing and consciousness. And they're often quite mundane.

A scene from Bentiu, the largest refugee camp in South Sudan.

Humanitarian Aid Is 'Broken,' Says Former U.N. Official

11:28am June 22, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The way we offer assistance to people fleeing conflict no longer works, says Paul Spiegel, a former director of program management at the U.N. refugee agency. He has a few ideas about how to fix it.

Rep. Carter Says He'll Consider Senate's Revisions To Health Care Plan

11:07am June 22, 2017

The Senate is about to release its plan to overhaul health care. Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia about how the bill might be different from the House version.

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Senate Republicans Prepare To Release Details Of Their Health Care Plan

11:07am June 22, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Negotiations have been going on in secret, with only a small number of members privy to the ins and outs of the bill, but it is widely expected to track the House version that passed last month.

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Spillover Beasts: Which Animals Pose The Biggest Viral Risk?

10:18am June 22, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Rodents, primates and bats likely carry hundreds of thousands of viruses we haven't yet identified. But how do you know which ones might infect humans?

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Pemiscot Memorial, the public hospital in one of Missouri's poorest counties, depends on Medicaid funding to survive, its CEO says.

Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

9:18am June 22, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith

Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.

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Senators Working On Health Care Revision Ready To Release Their Plan

8:16am June 22, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The legislation Senate Republicans are releasing is expected to track the House version that was passed last month. Negotiations have been going on in secret.

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Doc Todd's hip-hop album is called Combat Medicine.

'Combat Medicine:' Afghanistan Vet Seeks To Help Others Through Hip-Hop

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

A new hip-hop album by a veteran of the war in Afghanistan drops Wednesday. His target audience: fellow vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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