Health & Safety

A screenshot from a video touting a gap plan called "Premium Saver."

Would You Like Some Insurance With Your Insurance?

8:38pm September 13, 2016

by Bram Sable-Smith

What's old is new again — with the health care law requiring everyone to get some form of major medical insurance, insurance to pay for small-scale medical costs like deductibles is back.

A vampire bat's fangs are so sharp that victims hardly notice when the animal slices through their skin and starts drinking blood.

Blame It On The Boys: How To Stop Vampire Bats From Spreading Rabies

6:57pm September 13, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Poisoning these thirsty critters doesn't work. But researchers think they're finally getting close to figuring out a plan.

For Kids, Anxiety About School Can Feel Like 'Being Chased By A Lion'

5:53pm September 13, 2016

by Kavitha Cardoza

Anxiety is the most frequently diagnosed mental disorder in children. A unique school in Fairfax, Va., tries to help students with severe anxiety who have trouble going to class.

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Sugar Industry Manipulated Research About Health Effects, Study Finds

5:49pm September 13, 2016

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine describes efforts by the sugar industry to manipulate research about the health effects of sugar back in the 1960s. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Cristin Kearns of the University of California, San Francisco, about the study.

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Clinton's Pneumonia Diagnosis Reignites Questions About Candidate Health

5:49pm September 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton's pneumonia diagnosis has reignited questions about the health of presidential candidates. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dan Diamond, a reporter for Politico.

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Specimens were flown in the Aero, a fixed-wing aircraft made by 3D Robotics of Berkeley, Calif.

Doctors Test Drones To Speed Up Delivery Of Lab Tests

4:51pm September 13, 2016

by Esther Landhuis

Doctors, hospitals and entrepreneurs say drones could become a faster, cheaper way to deliver medical tests. But there are a lot of details to be worked out before your blood test hits the runway.

A newly discovered cache of internal documents reveals that the sugar industry downplayed the risks of sugar in the 1960s.

Health & Safety

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat

2:34pm September 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Documents show that in the '60s, the sugar industry funded Harvard researchers who, examining risk factors of heart disease, dismissed concerns about sugar and doubled down on the dangers of fat.

The Old Town Museum in Aarhus, Denmark has created a "House of Memories" that's an exact replica of a 1950s apartment. It's intended for Alzheimer's patients, whose memories may be triggered by the sights, sounds and smells from the period, researchers sa

Denmark's 'House Of Memories' Re-Creates 1950s For Alzheimer's Patients

12:36pm September 13, 2016

by Sidsel Overgaard

The apartment in a museum is a detailed reconstruction of a 1950s home, with all its smells, sounds and textures. Psychologists say it can spark memories for people with dementia.

As More States Consider Legalizing, Questions About Pot And The Brain

11:32am September 13, 2016

by Martha Bebinger

Studies suggest that smoking heavily in adolescence may affect brain function in adulthood, but there's a dearth of hard evidence for voters contemplating pot's long-term effects.

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Why Gap Insurance Is Making A Comeback

6:55am September 13, 2016

by Bram Sable-Smith

Gap health insurance plans are meant to cover one-time events. When the health care law required some form of major medical insurance, it was thought the need for gap coverage would disappear.

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