Health & Safety

Ebola Shows Small Signs Of Slowing In Liberia

5:43pm October 12, 2014

U.S. troops have arrived in Liberia to set up emergency hospitals and start training health workers on Ebola care. Correspondent Jason Beaubien updates NPR's Ari Shapiro on the latest from Monrovia.

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Texas Health Care Worker Tests Positive For Ebola

1:16pm October 12, 2014

A health care worker who was caring for the Ebola patient that died, has tested positive for the disease. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to correspondent Jeff Brady, who is covering the story in Dallas.

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Emotions Linger After Forgotten Events In Alzheimer's Patients

1:14pm October 12, 2014

A new study suggests that people with Alzheimer's can hold on to happy or sad feelings, even if they forget what triggered them. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the study's author, Edmarie Guzman-Velez.

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A trainer at a beachfront gym is ready to work his clients. He calls himself Van Damme.

Postcard From Freetown: On The Beach, Life — And Dreams — Go On

1:14pm October 12, 2014

by Peter Breslow

Even in a city stricken with Ebola, people come to the beach. A man on crutches is out for a walk. Little girls collect a fish and a headless Barbie. And an actress dreams of her big break.

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NPR's Jason Beaubien (center, in sunglasses) talks with Liberians looking for work at the construction site for a 25-bed hospital in Monrovia.

Ebola Diary: The Grave Diggers, The Mistress, The Man On The Porch

7:03am October 12, 2014

by Marc Silver

NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien is on his third trip to the Ebola hot zone since July. Some things seem different — more international aid, more street life. But some things haven't changed.

Commuters wait for a ride — usually from a taxi or minivan — at an intersection near Monrovia's Ministry of Health.

A Ride In Monrovia Means Wrestling With Ebola

6:13am October 12, 2014

by John Poole

Getting around Monrovia, Liberia's congested capital, has become more challenging since the Ebola outbreak began. Passengers and drivers tell NPR how they're coping.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has fought to end child labor in India, where 11 percent of the country's children work. In 2010, these children toiled at a construction site in New Delhi.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Aims To Eliminate Child Labor

11:22pm October 11, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Around the world, 165 million children are exploited as workers on farms, in mines and as domestic servants. Will the Nobel Peace Prize prompt action on child labor?

Health & Safety

Investors Flock To Ebola-Related Companies

6:33pm October 11, 2014

Ebola-related stocks have been on the move since confirmation that the virus made its way onto U.S. soil. NPR's Arun Rath talks with journalist Wallace Witkowski at MarketWatch about Ebola investing.

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The newly approved Harvoni tablets bring several advances to the fight against hepatitis C, but they also have a steep price tag, reported at $1,125 for a single dose.

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New Hepatitis C Pill Promises Faster Treatment, At A Higher Cost

3:53pm October 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The new product brings several advances, but it also has a steep price tag, reported at $1,125 per tablet. Its maker reported billions in sales of a related drug approved last year.

Lawmakers Grill Dallas Health Officials On Ebola Response

2:20pm October 11, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The WHO says the Ebola virus has claimed more than 4,000 lives. In Dallas on Friday, members of Congress pressed public health officials on their handling of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S.

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