How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death
It took a British doc, a simple recipe for liquid morphine and a lot of re-education.
Health & Safety
Brain Scans And Big Screens: Dangers Of Concussions, On And Off The Field
With the film Concussion playing in multiplexes, NPR's Rachel Martin revisits several perspectives on the injury and the role it's played in football. Is the game worth the risk of brain injury?
What To Think About Conflicting Medical Guidelines
Recommendations for who should get mammograms or take cholesterol-lowering drugs are among the medical guidelines that have recently changed.
GHD Is Not An AFZ. HTH You Understand What They Mean!
Translation: Global Health and Development is not an acronym-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms.
Cleveland Pressures Hospitals To Keep ERs Open To All Ambulances
When you call an ambulance, you expect to go to the nearest hospital. But patients are often diverted to more distant emergency rooms. Cleveland wants hospitals to stop the practice.
At This Dinner Party, Talking About Death With Strangers Isn't Taboo
Grieving can be isolating for young adults. A fledgling nonprofit invites 20- and 30-somethings to share their grief, with strangers, over a meal.
You've Heard Of The Nae Nae. But What About Na Goore?
Viral videos come from every corner of the planet. Here's a look at some of the year's most popular YouTube videos from the developing world.
Keep Things Simple For A Healthy, Long Life
Most of prevention is fairly straightforward and, unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. But then again, the most important steps you can take to safeguard your health are well within your reach.
N.J. Factory Turns To Medicaid To Insure Lowest-Paid Employees
Starting Jan. 1, midsize companies must offer health insurance to their workers or risk a penalty. A firm that has already faced that problem is helping low-paid employees enroll in Medicaid, instead.
'Concussion' Forces Football Players To Contemplate Safety Risks
The new film Concussion has many football players thinking about the possible long-term health risks of the game. But that hasn't stopped two brothers from taking the field.