How Is Fujifilm Helping In The Fight Against Ebola?
The fight against Ebola continues in Africa and here in the U.S. NPR's Arun Rath talks to The New Yorker's Joshua Hunt on Fujifilm's foray into Ebola drugs.
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A Doctor Unlocks Mysteries Of The Brain By Talking And Watching
If you have a problem with your heart or liver, the diagnosis is likely to be made by a lab test or medical image. But neurologist Allan Ropper says those tests often fail when it comes to the brain.
More Active Play Equals Better Thinking Skills For Kids
How long can you sit still in a desk? How about your 7-year-old? Maybe you could both use a break. A study shows that kids who get to run around and play after school are better at paying attention.
When Cigarettes Cost More, People Drink Less. Except For Wine
If you raised the price of Don Draper's cigarettes, would he have cut back on the whiskey? Probably not, but it works on most beer and spirits drinkers, a study finds. Wine drinkers, not so much.
Will .Health Make It More Likely That You'll Get Scammed?
New websites ending in "health," "doctor" and "clinic" will soon start appearing online. But anyone can buy those names. Some public health researchers worry that they'll purvey bogus medical advice.
The Ebola Survivor Who Works In An Ebola Ward
When the 23-year-old Sierra Leonean tells patients to follow their doctors' orders and to keep fighting, they really listen.
The Experts The Ebola Response May Need: Anthropologists
The scientists who study humans and their cultures could help health care professionals treat people who are reasonably, desperately afraid, they argue.
Unmasked, Cancer Survivors Face The Symbol Of Their Torture
For some survivors of head and neck cancer, the mask each had to wear to guide beams of radiation therapy remains a potent symbol. Some destroy the mask afterward. Others see a new beginning.
2 Ways To Think About Nothing, One Mo' Time
Let's compare two kinds of nothing: an empty patch of deep space and an empty piece of paper that was once beautiful. There's nothing to see in either. Or is there?
Avoid The Rush! Some ERs Are Taking Appointments
Nobody looks forward to sitting in the waiting room. So some hospitals are trying to improve customer satisfaction by offering online appointments. The pitch: "Wait for the ER from home."