Health & Safety

King County In Seattle Wants To Open Legal Heroin Clinics To Combat Epidemic

8:55am September 25, 2016

A Washington state county is floating the idea of supervised clinics where people can inject heroin. King County's health officer Jeff Duchin tells NPR's Rachel Martin why he thinks it's a good idea.

How Domestic Violence In One Home Affects Every Child In A Class

6:49pm September 24, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

New data shows violence in the home hinders the academic performance of their classmates, too. Reporting domestic violence makes a big difference.

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Washington State Patrol sergeant Nate Hovinghoff says once pot was legalized in Washington state the rules of engagement changed.

Legalizing Marijuana: It Changes Policing, But May Leave Racial Disparities

5:40pm September 24, 2016

California is among five states this year where marijuana legalization is on the ballot. But there's concern about if legalizing it will reduce the number of marijuana arrests among African-Americans.

Women and children gather at a hand pump in Osukputu, Nigeria, which provides clean water for a community of around 800 people.

PHOTOS: Dreamlike Pictures Of The Water The World Needs

1:20pm September 24, 2016

by Victoria Milko

Photographer Mustafa Abdulaziz has spent four years documenting the world's water woes. His "Water Stories" are now on display by New York's East River.

Political Trends In Medicine: How Does Election Season Affect Our Health?

8:59am September 24, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks politics with Sally Satel, a clinical psychiatrist and medical policy expert. She follows political trends in medicine.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients Jack Willis (center), Nolan Willis (right) and Max LeClaire, attended the opening of Sarepta Therapeutics new headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., in 2014.

Controversy Continues Over Muscular Dystrophy Drug, Despite FDA Approval

8:59am September 24, 2016

by Richard Harris

The Food and Drug Administration approved a muscular dystrophy drug despite deeply flawed evidence. Was the decision a dangerous precedent or flexible pragmatism reflecting patients' values?

What's The Prognosis For $3 Billion Zuckerberg Health Plan?

7:29pm September 23, 2016

by Susan Brink

The goal of curing all diseases "in our children's lifetime" sounds a lot like hype. But is it? It's the goal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan.

Dr. Harry Selker, a cardiologist, works on collaborations to improve delivery of medical care.

This Doctor Is Trying To Stop Heart Attacks In Their Tracks

4:59pm September 23, 2016

by Arun Rath

Harry Selker has spent his life trying to come up with better ways to keep people from dying of heart attacks. Now he's intent on figuring out if a simple, cheap medication could be a game changer.

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Selvmord i Grønland: Det er ikke mørket, som dræber dig

3:06pm September 23, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Grønland har verdens højeste selvmordsrate. Og teenagedrenge er i højeste risikogruppe.

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Who Is Responsible For That Pile Of Poop?

12:13pm September 23, 2016

by Danielle Preiss

To stop open defecation, a U.N.-affiliated group takes villagers on a "walk of shame." But critics raise questions about the ethics of this approach.