"Point In Time" Count Today in Guilford
Today in Guilford County, Partners Ending Homelessness is conducting Guilford County's annual "Point In Time" count. It is, as the organization's Executive Director Darryl Kosciak po
Health & Safety
To Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in The Day, Not Late
In a Spanish study, overweight people who ate most of their calories before 3 p.m. lost significantly more weight than their counterparts who were nighttime eaters. So watch those calorific midnight snacks.
Dismissed Case Raises Questions On Shaken Baby Diagnosis
Kristian Aspelin had one thing in his favor: enough money to pay for medical experts. The experts were able to convince prosecutors that his infant son's death was an accident.
Greensboro Memory Care Facility Re-opens
The number of people with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia is increasing nationwide. A memory care community in Greensboro has made some changes to help meet the growing need for safe and suitable housing in the Triad.
Free Breast Pumps And The Cost Of Health Care
Health insurers are now required to pay for breast pumps. What will that mean for health care costs?
The Self That's Left When Memories Fade
Our memories and experiences help shape who we are, so what happens when memories are erased? Host Neal Conan talks with neuroscientist Daniel Levitin about the role memories play in defining our sense of self and the challenges that arise when we lose them.
Female Smokers Face Greater Risk Than Previously Thought
One new analysis finds female smokers are more than 26 times more likely to die of lung cancer than nonsmoking women — twice the rate calculated 30 years ago. New data also quantify the surprising payoffs of smoking cessation — especially under the age of 40.
Scientists Put An End To Moratorium On Bird Flu Research
After researchers created versions of the bird flu virus that could spread more easily, critics began to worry that the work could spawn a pandemic if a virus escaped from the lab. After halting their work for more than a year, scientists now say the benefits outweigh the risks, and they are set to restart their experiments.
In Syria, Addressing Medical Needs In An Embattled City
Nearly two years after the crisis in Syria began, the humanitarian situation in the country remains dire. Shinjiro Murata, head of the Doctors Without Borders mission in northern Syria and NPR foreign correspondent Deborah Amos, discuss the efforts to address growing medical needs.
'Roe V. Wade' Turns 40, But Abortion Debate Is Even Older
Abortion foes say the U.S. Supreme Court's aggressive decision set the issue on the path toward becoming intractable. Others say factors besides the landmark case — including doctors, lawyers, President Nixon and the Catholic Church — more strongly influenced the state of today's debate.