Health & Safety

Aetna made big changes to its pharmacy networks for 2015.

Health & Safety

Medicare Offers Relief To 400,000 Caught In Drug Plan Mix-Ups

11:19am February 03, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

Aetna beneficiaries can reconsider their Part D choices after the insurer incorrectly identified some pharmacies as being in-network, dropped others and removed some from the preferred network.

Ideally, we'd all eat super healthful diets. But that's not the world we live in, and multivitamins may help bridge the nutritional gaps.

Health & Safety

Multivitamins: The Case For Taking One A Day

10:18pm February 02, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Multivitamins have gotten a bad rap. But studies suggest these dietary supplements may help plug the nutrition gaps resulting from our less-than-ideal eating habits.

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"Through music," says former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, "I was able to become a child again."

A Former Child Soldier Finds Escape, Heaven Through His Music

9:58pm February 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

Starved, brainwashed and beaten, Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier who escaped Sudan's war. Now he's an actor, musician and activist. But he says he still gets nightmares.

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Schools Near Toxic Land Not Limited To Hanes/Lowrance

5:07pm February 02, 2015

by Emily McCord

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Jose Ramirez and Mariana Silva speak in December with Yosmay Valdivia (right), an agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, at the Mall of the Americas in Miami about plans available from the Affordable Care Act.

Florida Leads Insurance Sign-Ups, Despite Political Opposition To Overhaul

2:13pm February 02, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

With two weeks to go until the 2015 Obamacare enrollment deadline, Florida is ahead of even California, which has twice the population and embraced the Affordable Care Act from the start.

Depression and anxiety are universal. But culture affects how people express these problems. Cambodians may say "the water in my heart has fallen," when they feel depressed.

Why Cambodians Never Get 'Depressed'

1:57pm February 02, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

In many parts of the world, there's no direct translation for terms like depression or anxiety. Cambodians, for example, say "the water in my heart has fallen." So how does a doctor refill a heart?

Robert Schwimmer, 66, and his son Scott Schwimmer, 21, spoke with NPR about Robert's wish to hasten his death under certain circumstances. Here — as in the family photo above — they're in Kauai, Hawaii, on the family's "last big trip" after Robert rec

Health & Safety

Family Struggles With Father's Wish To Die

1:36pm February 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

Robert Schwimmer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013 and wants to hasten death if he finds himself in agonizing pain. His family stands ready to help, but have legal and spiritual concerns.

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As America Grays, A Call For Dignity In Aging And Elder Care

11:42am February 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

In The Age of Dignity, Ai-jen Poo says getting older should be viewed not from a place of scarcity and fear but as an opportunity. And, she writes, the U.S. must fix its flawed care system.

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After years of being treated like she's not there, Mindy Kaling realizes she just might be invisible.

Mindy Kaling's Super Bowl Ad: Are Indian Women Invisible?

11:29am February 02, 2015

by Rhitu Chatterjee

In a commercial, the comedian pretends no one can see her. One Indian journalist wonders if there's more to the ad than selling insurance.

The Dexcom Share device is designed to help monitor glucose levels remotely.

Diabetes Technology Inches Closer To An Artificial Pancreas

9:24am February 02, 2015

by Miriam E. Tucker

It's not easy to build machines that control sugar as well as a human pancreas does, but the technology is getting a lot better. The goal is to liberate people on insulin from constant vigilance.