Health & Safety

Want more movement in your day? This guide gets you off your screen and on your feet

4:37pm September 06, 2024

We all want to feel good in our bodies. But so many of us spend our days with achy backs, dried-out eyes and brain fog from too much screen time. What can we do to shake up our sedentary lifestyles?

Red Lobster off the hook? Federal judge approves restructuring plan

12:21pm September 06, 2024

The restaurant chain announced Thursday that it received approval for its Chapter 11 plan, offering a glimmer of good news for the business, which has faced a series of struggles.

Ozempic and Wegovy, injectable prescription obesity medicines.

Drugmakers say obesity medicine shortages are easing, but patients struggle to fill prescriptions

11:57am September 06, 2024

The drug companies behind blockbuster weight loss and diabetes treatments have signaled that supply problems could soon be over, but many patients still have trouble getting the medicines.

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Husam Abukhedeir, a Palestinian neurosurgeon, photographed on Thursday at his home in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He left his native Gaza in November because he felt that conditions caused by the war had stripped him of his power as a physician — and endangered his family.

Whatever happened to ... the Gaza neurosurgeon who faced a wrenching decision

10:42am September 06, 2024

Husam Abukhedeir, the chief neurosurgeon at Al-Shifa Hospital, helped the injured, watched many die, including his sister, then knew what he had to do to protect his family. How is he faring today?

10 more clever and commonsense ways to save money on groceries

9:52am September 06, 2024

Check your receipt. Grow your own veggies. Ask about senior discounts. NPR readers share their top tips on cutting costs at the grocery store.

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E-cigarette use is declining — even as the industry eyes teens for new products

7:10am September 06, 2024

by Yuki Noguchi

E-cigarettes hit the market about 20 years ago, and became a hit among teenagers. A new survey, however, finds far fewer teens used e-cigarettes over the past year.

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Humpback whales make custom fishing nets — out of bubbles

5:45am September 06, 2024

To target the tiny prey they depend on, humpbacks have developed a way of trapping them with nets made out of bubbles. A new study shows exactly how they do it.

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Yeast infections are miserable. And some over-the-counter treatments can backfire

5:00am September 06, 2024

For some people, 1-day topical treatments for yeast infections can cause their own irritation. And some doctors steer their patients away from the 1-day options — which contain 12 times the medicine of the 7-day treatment.

Chronic illness shattered this teen's life. Her service dog helped get it back

5:00am September 06, 2024

The middle school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life.

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This week in science: a newly-discovered species, 'talking' dogs and a beluga's death

6:00pm September 05, 2024

by Rachel Carlson

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about a newly discovered species in California's Mono Lake, dogs understanding words, and the death of a beloved beluga whale.

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