Rest Easy: New Study Doesn't Change What We Know About Safe Swaddling
A new report on swaddling raised alarm for many new parents, but Joy Victory of HealthNewsReview.org tells NPR's Linda Wertheimer they needn't worry.
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The Dabbawallas Will Deliver Wedding Leftovers To The Hungry
Mumbai's dabbawallas, a lunch delivery collective, have begun gathering extra food from events and dropping it off with the homeless.
Reviving Memory With An Electrical Current
While still experimental, deep brain stimulation with implanted electrodes is being tested as a way to ease dementia in patients with Alzheimer's and other neurological conditions. Could it work?
VIDEO: The Taliban Hated Her Art, But She Became An Artist Anyway
Sughra Hussainy, a 27-year-old artist from Afghanistan, never imagined her talent in traditional Persian calligraphy would take her around the world.
Pfizer To Stop Selling Drugs For Use In Lethal Injections
The drugmaker was the "last remaining open-market source of drugs used in executions," The New York Times reported. Other U.S. and European firms had already blocked drugs from use in executions.
Oncologists Break Old Rules With Precision Cancer Treatments
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to physician and author Siddhartha Mukherjee about how the fight against cancer has changed so dramatically in this era of precisely targeted treatments.
What's Killing The World's Teenagers? Road Accidents, Suicide, Floods
Teenagers are an overlooked group when it comes to global health. A new report offers often surprising insights into the threats to their health and well-being.
Pilots And ACLU Sue Airline Over Breast Milk Pumping At Work
Four female pilots says that Frontier Airlines failed to provide legally required accommodations so they could pump breast milk and do their jobs. The ACLU filed a complaint on their behalf.
Susannah Mushatt Jones, The World's Oldest Person, Has Died In New York
Jones, who was 116, reportedly had a penchant for bacon and lingerie. Now, there is believed to be only one person still alive who was born before 1900.
Are You More Sympathetic Because She's British, And Not Syrian?
A new video ad from Save the Children shows a girl going through the harrowing journey of a Syrian refugee — only she's British and it takes place in London.