They Need Millions — Make That Billions — To Cope With Climate Change
Developing countries are often located in the parts of the world that are most vulnerable. Here's what's on their wish list at the Paris conference.
Health & Safety
Family Impacted By Gun Violence Starts Research Foundation
Jeremy Richman's daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Ct. He and his wife research the forces that increase a person's risk of violence. He talks to Steve Inskeep.
Researchers Take On 'Great Problem In Data' With Study Of Gunshot Wounds
In a new study, researchers in Newark, N.J., found — among other things — that over a 12-year period, gunshot wounds have gotten more lethal, and that more patients had multiple wounds.
Many Flexible Health Plans Come With A Costly Trap
A growing number of marketplace plans leave consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, despite expectations that there are caps in place.
Is Prescription Opioid Abuse A Crime Problem Or A Health Problem?
People still think that abuse of opioid painkillers is something that criminals do, a study of news media coverage finds. Options like expanded access to treatment are rarely mentioned.
This Peanut Farmer Turns To A Cellphone — And Prayer — For A Top Crop
Mariama Keita of Senegal farms the old-school way: hoes, pitchforks, no tractor. But lately she's relying on a not-so-traditional tool.
Hospital Injury Rates Plateau, After 3 Years Of Decline
Hospitals have averted many types of injuries where clear preventive steps have been identified. But complications with less clear-cut solutions remain a problem, a government report finds.
WHO Asks Ukraine To Declare A State Of Emergency. The Reason? Polio
Two cases in September raised concern about the country's low vaccination rate. And a new government campaign to inoculate kids is falling short.
I Second That Emotion
Invisibilia hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel talk about science, story, and self-help.
Specialty Drugs Can Prove Expensive Even With Medicare Coverage
Medicare insurance plans for drugs vary widely in the medicines they cover. For 2016, some patients who pick the wrong plan could pay nearly $12,000 out of pocket annually for a single drug.