It's Not Easy Running A Hospital Without Running Water
A third of hospitals surveyed in low- and middle-income countries report they do not have running water all the time. And sometimes not at all.
Health & Safety
A Protein That Moves From Muscle To Brain May Tie Exercise To Memory
In mice, monkeys and people, exercise releases a protein called cathepsin B. And as blood and brain levels of this protein rise, memory gets better. But the protein has a dark side, too.
Can You Psych Yourself Into Running A 4-Minute Mile?
NPR's Lulu Miller tells the story of one runner who always believed he could break the four-minute mile. Then a terrible accident made him question if he would ever be the same runner.
Has Zika Pushed More Women Toward Illegal Abortions?
A new study offers some intriguing clues.
The Challenge Of Taking Health Apps Beyond The Well-Heeled
A nutrition app may not be the top priority for someone who struggles to pay for groceries. But cellphones have the potential to improve the health of people with low incomes, if they can get them.
'Buster' Goes To Harvard: A Proud Day For Liberia's Top Cop
Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.
House Speaker Paul Ryan Reveals GOP Health Care Plan
House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled the health care component of congressional Republicans' policy agenda Wednesday, a long-awaited alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
When Parents Face Deportation, Their Children's Mental Health Suffers
Hundreds of thousands of U.S.-born children have had a parent detained or deported by immigration authorities. One family provides a glimpse into the mental health challenges these kids may face as a consequence.
A Small Town Bands Together To Provide Opioid Addiction Treatment
After four or five of his patients died from opioid overdoses in one month, Craig Smith, a family doctor in Bridgton, Maine, realized he couldn't wait for someone else to offer addiction treatment.
Using A Smartphone In Bed Made Women Momentarily Blind
Two women woke up to find they were blind in one eye. Then their eyesight quickly returned to normal. The likely cause? They had been gazing at their smartphone screens in the dark.