Illegally Made Fentanyl Seems To Be Fueling A Spike In Overdoses
Fentanyl is showing up in heroin and counterfeit pain pills, and users may not even know they're taking the extremely potent drug.
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It's Been A Good Week For Goats
They're helping needy families in Cameroon as part of a Red Cross giveaway. And in Indiana, a kid got a soul serenade from Grammy winner Anthony Hamilton.
Study Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reveals Paradox Of Precision Medicine
A genetic test of breast cancer tumors helped identify women whose survival odds would not be greatly improved by chemotherapy. But that test isn't as precise as women and doctors might like.
Gas Relief Drops May Raise Risk Of Contaminated Medical Scopes
A common over-the-counter medication used during procedures might make scopes harder to clean and increase the risk of contamination. It could put people at risk of infection, a small study finds.
Syrian Conjoined Twins Die While Waiting For Lifesaving Surgery
The newborns were evacuated from a rebel stronghold to the capital, Damascus, after lengthy negotiations earlier this month. Today, they died of heart failure as they awaited surgery.
Watch: A Slow-Motion Sneeze Looks A Lot Like Breathing Fire
What happens when you let loose with a juicy one? A lab of MIT mathematicians and physicists is taking a close look, with the goal of improving public health.
Here's Looking Achoo! Debunking The Sneeze
Let's look deeper into your nose and all of its mysteries, shall we? Are you a snatiator? And does tweezing your eyebrows really make you sneeze?
Latest Target In The Drug Price Wars? The Ubiquitous EpiPen
Lawmakers are demanding answers as to why the price of this aging drug, which stops a life-threatening allergic reaction, keeps going up.
Florida Doctors Outline Zika Risks In Treating Pregnant Patients
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Miami Beach OB-GYN, Dr. Elizabeth Etkin-Kramer, about treating pregnant patients in an area where there have been cases of locally transmitted Zika.
Instagramming In Black And White? Could Be You're Depressed
Researchers analyzed people's photo galleries on Instagram, then asked about their mental health. People who favored darker, grayer photos and filters were more likely to be depressed.