Health & Safety

Health Care Advocates Risk Arrest Protesting Care Denials At UnitedHealthcare

Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?

4:19pm December 12, 2024

by Maria Aspan

The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis and comes as populist economic fatigue helped re-elect Donald Trump.

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This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

2:01pm December 12, 2024

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook

2:00pm December 12, 2024

What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook.

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The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect

6:00am December 12, 2024

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

UHC murder suspect railed about U.S. health care. Here's what he missed

5:00am December 12, 2024

The man charged in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was critical of U.S. health care. Experts say the system's problems are complex and can't be pinned on one player or industry.

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Futuristic gut brain connection concept with glowing low polygonal human brain and intestine

These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

5:00am December 12, 2024

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Dear Life Kit: My daughter was left out of the holiday newsletter — again!

5:00am December 12, 2024

A mother wonders why her father-in-law keeps neglecting to mention his daughter in his annual newsletter to family. It includes updates on the other grandchildren. Why not her?

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How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

4:08am December 12, 2024

by Jonathan Lambert

Many animals get their external marking -- such as, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 11, 202.)

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Health & Safety

U.S. overdose deaths continue a rapid decline

3:52am December 12, 2024

by Brian Mann

Fatal overdoses from street drugs in the U.S. continue to plummet, according to the latest CDC data. Experts say the mysterious shift is saving thousands of lives.

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Senior swimming champ calls 25 years of learning and laughing in the pool 'bliss'

5:01pm December 11, 2024

by Juana Summers

DeEtte Sauer, 83, went from being a girl who wasn't allowed to participate in sports, to an elite swimmer as a senior. She talks with NPR's Juana Summers about what being active means to her.

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