The Whole World Is Fat! And That Ends Up Costing $2 Trillion A Year
Nearly a third of us are overweight, and some of the worst rates of obesity are in the developing world. All this corpulence takes a huge economic toll.
Health & Safety
Workers Brave Militant Attacks To Vaccinate For Polio
Those who vaccinate children in Pakistan risk their lives. Correspondent Philip Reeves tells NPR's Rachel Martin that the Taliban is gunning down health workers, who are suspected of being spies.
School District Pays For Health Care But Can't Get Itemized Bill
Large employers like the Miami-Dade school district pay for employees' health insurance, but are often forbidden from knowing how much providers charge and insurers pay for care.
Millennial Doctors May Be More Tech-Savvy, But Is That Better?
Text messages from your doctor are just the start. Millennials are the next generation of doctors and they're not afraid to say "chillax" in a consultation or check Twitter to find medical research.
In 'Disaster City,' Learning To Use Robots To Face Ebola
A Texas training site prepares first responders to deal with emergencies like earthquakes and bombings. The facility is now turning to outbreaks like Ebola, and smart machines may play a key role.
What Should You Do If A Fly Gets Into Your Anti-Ebola Goggles?
Under ordinary circumstances, you'd swat that pesky fly. But the problems of daily life take on monumental scale in an Ebola treatment unit. Here's a guide to dilemmas and solutions.
Test Your Medical Smarts: Does This Patient Have Ebola?
Patient X arrives. She ran a fever. Now it's gone. But she has diarrhea. Should you test for the virus or not? That's the kind of case history presented to health workers heading to West Africa.
School For Husbands Gets Men To Talk About Family Size
The average woman in Niger bears seven children — the world's highest birth rate. And the country can barely feed its current population. How do you convince people that smaller families are better?
Colorectal Cancer Cases Are Dropping — Except Among Young Adults
The number of Americans getting and dying from colorectal cancer has been dropping steadily except for one group — younger adults.
For The Next Food Drive, Go For The Canned Tuna, Not The Saltines
If you're giving nonperishables to a food pantry this year, skip the sodium-packed soups and focus on nutrient-dense foods, hunger advocates say. Some of them may be cheaper, too.