Health & Safety

Because of the heavy lifting the job demands, Raub sees a local trainer to help keep his spine healthy for further physical endeavors.

New Businesses Give Restaurant Workers The Tips They Ache For: Wellness

7:00am May 09, 2017

by Dakota Kim

Waiting, cooking and tending bar can take a heavy toll on the body and mind. Several health-minded support services are springing up to help workers stay in the game for the long term.

Congress Needs To Address Deeper Issues Hurting Health Care, Pearl Says

6:54am May 09, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Robert Pearl, who has been watching congressional efforts to overhaul health care. Pearl is CEO of health care insurer and provider, The Permanente Medical Group.

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Two-year-old Ryan Lennon Fines was born with a condition called esophageal atresia that requires expensive medical treatment. His family worries the new GOP health bill would make it harder for Ryan to get insurance in the future because of his pre-existi

GOP Health Bill Leaves Many 'Pre-Existing Condition' Protections Up To States

9:40pm May 08, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith

Before the Affordable Care Act, people with pre-existing conditions often couldn't get health insurance — or paid sky-high premiums. The bill passed by the House last week would let states decide.

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Longevity disparities in the U.S. have developed depending on where people live, new research shows.

Life Expectancy Can Vary By 20 Years Depending On Where You Live

9:17pm May 08, 2017

by Rob Stein

Geographic inequality in life span is growing in the United States, with people in some counties living more than 20 years longer than those in others.

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Violinist Adrian Pintea, from The Julliard School, plays a 1729 Stradivari known as the "Solomon, Ex-Lambert" in 2007 at Christie's in New York.

Is A Stradivarius Violin Easier To Hear? Science Says Nope

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Old Italian violins like those made by Stradivari are famous for their ability to project their sound. But a study found people in a blind test thought new violins projected better than old ones.

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(From bottom to top) Chemist Michael Gonsior, from the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, works with researcher Melinda Forsyth and graduate student Katie Martin to gather and check water samples near the Chesapeake Bay, on Cocktow

Trump's Budget Would Eliminate A Key Funder Of Research On Coastal Pollution

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The Sea Grant program, which funds research on coastal environments, is slated by White House for elimination in 2018. If it goes, a project that finds leaking septic tanks goes down the drain, too.

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A public restroom on the platform of the Central Square MBTA station in Cambridge, Mass., which people have used as a place for getting high.

Public Restrooms Become Ground Zero In The Opioid Epidemic

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Martha Bebinger

People often turn to public restrooms as a place to get high on opioids. It has led some establishments to close their facilities, while others are training employees to help people who overdose.

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Miniature oranges spill out of a pill bottle.

Fresh Food By Prescription: This Health Care Firm Is Trimming Costs — And Waistlines

5:32pm May 08, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The rising prevalence and cost of Type 2 diabetes has doctors at Geisinger Health System turning to food as a form of medicine. They're prescribing free, fresh food to low-income patients.

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Operation Medicine Drop Shines Light On Opioid Addiction

4:14pm May 08, 2017

by David Ford

Last week in the Triad, thousands of pounds of pills went up in smoke following the State Bureau of Investigation's collection of more than seven tons of unwanted and expired prescription medicatio

Obama Calls On Congress To Have 'Courage' On Health Care

1:58pm May 08, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

Receiving the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his own work on health care, the former president said, "It actually doesn't take a lot of courage to aid those who are already powerful."