What Does Everyday Courage Look Like?
Margaret Heffernan talks about the danger of "willful blindness" and praises ordinary people who are willing to speak up.
Health & Safety
Guilford County Sees Drop In Uninsured Patients
The number of uninsured residents in Guilford County decreased by about 10,000 in the last two years, according to data from the federal census.
Mellow Pastimes Can Be Good For Your Health, Too
You don't have to be out running marathons to get health benefits from leisure activities. Engaging pastimes like reading, sewing or listening to music improved health markers, a study finds.
Transgender Man Leads 'Men's Health' Cover Model Contest
Aydian Dowling is leading the popular vote by a landslide in the magazine's annual "Ultimate Guy" contest. If he wins the judges' round, he'd be the first trans man ever on the magazine's cover.
Boston Marathon Bombing Bystander, Injured In Blast, Runs Again
Michelle L'Heureux was among the hundreds injured during the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Then she was just a spectator. Now, she's readying to run the marathon for the first time.
See Priya Cook: Gender Bias Pervades Textbooks Worldwide
In almost every corner of the world, women are either completely written out of school books, or they're portrayed in stereotypical, subservient roles, a report says. What will it take to fix this?
WHO Leader Says End Of Ebola Outbreak Is Near, But Hard Work Remains
The new head of the World Health Organization's Africa region predicts the Ebola outbreak will end by this fall. But the world must remain vigilant until transmission has completely stopped, she says.
Physicians Urge Columbia To Fire Dr. Oz For Promoting 'Quack Treatments'
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Specter, staff writer at The New Yorker about some physicians' calls for Columbia University to sever ties with TV's Dr. Oz.
The State Of The Cancer Nation
The prevalence of smoking and other major cancer risk factors varies widely by state. So does the uptake for preventive screening tests.
Medical Schools Reboot For 21st Century
Medicine has changed a lot in the past 100 years. But medical training has stayed much the same. Many schools are now retooling — focusing on teamwork — to train a different kind of doctor.