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As Valeant's Troubles Mount, Its Stock Price Takes Another Dive
The drug company denies a report that it artificially-inflated revenue.
Why Is Mammogram Advice Still Such A Tangle? Ask Your Doctor
Leading physicians' groups don't agree about when and how often women with an average risk for breast cancer should get a screening mammogram. But your history can help guide you and your doctor.
Calif. Hospital Struggles To Control Patient-On-Patient Violence
Part one of this series explored how the violence at Napa State Psychiatric Hospital affects staff at the facility. In part two, NPR reports on patients who are victims of assault by other patients.
It's Nepal's Biggest Holiday And Goats Are Not Happy About It
The festival of Dashain brings thousands of goats to Kathmandu — for dinner, sacrificed to honor a Hindu goddess. Despite current unrest and post-earthquake trauma, the holiday will go on.
What To Do With California's Mentally Ill Defendants?
Jail is too dangerous for many defendants found incompetent to stand trial because of illnesses like schizophrenia, judges say. But psychiatric hospitals are now overcrowded and violent, too.
What It's Like To Take Photos Of A Dying Man
Like millions of Chinese gold miners, He Quangui was stricken with the lung disease silicosis. At first he didn't want his story to be told, but over time he came to trust the photographer.
Obama Begins Drug Addiction Prevention Conversation In West Virginia
In West Virginia, the number of heroin overdoses has increased almost five-fold since 2010. So today, President Obama will visit the state to host a community discussion about what's needed to help prevent and stop drug addiction across the U.S.
The Right Medicare Drug Plan Can Help Control Price Shocks
Drug plans offered by private insurers under Medicare change from year to year. It pays to check around for the best deal during open enrollment season.
5 Years After A Murder, Calif. Hospital Still Struggles With Violence
Napa State Hospital in California added safeguards to protect workers after a psychiatric technician was murdered in 2010. But violence remains a part of daily life at the facility.