Got Back Pain? Try Yoga Or Massage Before Reaching For The Pills
New guidelines encourage doctors to tell patients to try non-drug therapies for acute lower back pain first.
Health & Safety
Can Poetry Keep You Young? Science Is Still Out, But The Heart Says Yes
Scientific evidence showing health benefits from engaging in the arts is still weak. But Los Angeles students in their 80s say their poetry class gives them joy, solace, community and a voice.
A Foster Parent For Terminally Ill Children
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Los Angeles foster parent Mohamed Bzeek. He takes care of terminally ill foster children and tends full-time to their medical needs.
Top Items On This 12-Year-Old's Wish List: 'A Leg, A Bicycle'
The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.
Can Changing When And What We Eat Help Outwit Disease?
I'm fasting intermittently as part of a research study, to see if changing my gut microbiome affects my multiple sclerosis. But maybe living on Peanut Chews isn't the best strategy.
This Photographer Captures A Megacity's Vibe In A Single Photo
Martin Roemers and his camera traveled to 22 megacities — population 10 million or more — from Lagos to Los Angeles.
GOP Leaders Urge Return To 'High-Risk Insurance Pools' That Critics Call Costly
Some Republicans in Congress say they could partly fix the federal health law by again separating people who buy insurance into two categories — sick and healthy. Critics say it won't save money.
Why Oh Why Is There Phlegm?
Having a cold or a flu is unpleasant enough without suffering the indignity of phlegm. But those gobs of goo are there for a reason.
How Hermann Rorschach's 'Inkblots' Took On A Life Of Their Own
These days, you're more likely to come across the concept of a Rorschach test in a cultural context than a clinical one. In a new book, author Damion Searls traces the history of the famous inkblots.
Rights Advocates Warn Russian Domestic Abuse Law Will 'Protect The Oppressor'
"The law mentions one blow, but with one blow you can kill someone," says a young mom hiding in a shelter. "What kind of husbands, what kind of families, will we have with that law? Is that normal?"