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Lisa Schlager of Chevy Chase, Md., demonstrates outside of the Supreme Court as arguments were made in a case seeking to determine whether the BRCA breast cancer genes can be patented. The court ruled in 2013 that individual genes can't be patented.

Researcher Urges Wider Genetic Screening For Breast Cancer

12:43pm September 09, 2014

by Rob Stein

Genetic tests are recommended for women with a family history of breast cancer. One researcher says all women should be screened, but others say there's not enough evidence that they are at risk.

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Dale Conour with his son Quinn, 2. Conour's two children from a previous marriage were already young men when Quinn was born.

Making Fatherhood An Insider's Game: Becoming A Dad, Again, At 49

9:12am September 09, 2014

by Richard Gonzales

More men are having kids later in life — and some are having babies, for the second time, in middle age. That means they're changing diapers while their peers are sending their own kids to college.

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How Drugs Impact A Small City: The Cost Of Heroin In High Point

11:41am September 08, 2014

by Keri Brown

Heroin overdoses and deaths in High Point and in the region are growing at alarming rates.

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Federal prosecutors allege two nursing homes in California have "persistently and severely overmedicated elderly and vulnerable residents." Antipsychotic drugs like risperidone, also known as Risperdal, can be dangerous for elderly people, but are frequen

Feds Hope Hitting Nursing Homes In The Wallet Will Cut Overmedication

9:27am September 08, 2014

by Ina Jaffe

A U.S. attorney has sued two nursing homes in Watsonville, Calif., alleging that they failed to provide the acceptable care they were paid for by the government.

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Ebola has spread through Monrovia, Liberia's congested capital city.

The Changing Face Of West Africa Has Fueled The Ebola Crisis

1:26am September 06, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Population growth, the cutting down of forests and increased mobility all contribute to the current crisis. "The virus hasn't changed," says one infectious disease expert. "Africa has changed."

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Health & Safety

CVS Quits Cigarettes, Adjusting To New Health Care Landscape

7:04pm September 03, 2014

CVS has changed its corporate name from CVS Caremark to CVS Health. On the very same day, the company has also fulfilled a promise it made earlier this year: No more cigarettes on its store shelves.

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X Prize Competition Could Make 'Tricorder' A Reality

8:01pm August 31, 2014

Many Star Trek gadgets have made the journey from science fiction to real life. Arun Rath talks to Grant Campany about the X Prize Foundation's competition to bring the medical tricorder to life.

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NIH Hopes Ebola Vaccine Will Help Protect Aid Workers

12:33pm August 30, 2014

Next week, the NIH begins its first clinical trial of a vaccine to prevent Ebola. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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NC County Health Departments Collaborate with Universities to Monitor Ebola

6:26am August 29, 2014

Many health professionals believe North Carolina not at risk for the Ebola virus.

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Liberia And Sierra Leone Seal Off Ebola Epicenters With Troops

6:43pm August 28, 2014

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

As the deadly Ebola virus outbreak continues to spread, affected nations are imposing drastic new measures to try to contain the infection.

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