Commentary

Using surrogate endpoints can speed up testing of new drugs, but doesn't always find out if they actually help patients.

Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk

2:36pm April 04, 2017

Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.

French artist Abraham Poincheval sits over real chicken eggs until they hatch at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

An Artist Incubating Chicken Eggs Is No Joke. But Is It Art?

7:39am April 01, 2017

by Scott Simon

Artist Abraham Poincheval is roosting over eggs in a Paris museum, hoping to hatch them like a mother hen. NPR'S Scott Simon says it's an attempt at performance art that doesn't quite make the grade.

There are many rituals associated with the Hindu Sindh holiday Cheti Chand, which falls on March 29 this year. One that continues to hold meaning for the author is the consumption of tahri, or sweet rice, during langar, the communal meal at the end of the

The Tahri That Binds: How A Sweet Rice Dish Connects A Woman To Her History

5:51am March 29, 2017

by Pooja Makhijani

Making the traditional foods of home on the holiday of Cheti Chand — which falls on March 29 this year — helps a member of the Hindu Sindhi diaspora feel less disjointed.

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in central London.

World News

Keeping Calm In London, In Spite Of Terror

7:45am March 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

Soon after the terrorist attack in London, the Parliament's Twitter account posted a short message restoring business as usual. NPR's Scott Simon remembers another time Brits met terror with calm.

Week In Politics: House Intel Committee, GOP Health Care Bill

4:32pm March 24, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to political commentators Kimberly Atkins of the Boston Herald and Guy Benson of Townhall.com for the about the controversy surrounding the House Intelligence Committee, the debate over the GOP health care bill and Democrats' plan to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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Sports

Commentary: U.S. Women's National Hockey Team Doesn't Get Enough Respect

5:09am March 22, 2017

by Sarah Spain

The U.S. is hosting this year's Women's World Hockey Championships. So why is the U.S. women's team threatening to boycott? Commentator Sarah Spain of ESPN says it's about fairness and respect.

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Arts

Ashamed, Confused And In The Closet

8:15pm March 18, 2017

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear from a gay man who is married to a woman and doesn't know what to do.

Mohammed Mohiedin Anis, or Abu Omar, 70, smokes his pipe as he sits in his destroyed bedroom listening to music on his vinyl player, gramophone, in Aleppo's formerly rebel-held al-Shaar neighbourhood.

World News

Living Among the Ruins In Aleppo, A Man Keeps Playing His Songs

12:55pm March 18, 2017

by Scott Simon

There is a photograph that's been seen around the world this week. It seems to hold both civilization and destruction in the same frame.

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A video of NPR Beijing correspondent Anthony Kuhn asking a question about a policy to expand the Beijing region got 5 million views on Weibo, China's answer to Twitter.

World News

For Years, I've Been A Correspondent In China. This Month, I Became A Viral Star

11:36am March 18, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

A video of NPR Beijing correspondent Anthony Kuhn asking a question about a policy to expand the Beijing region got millions of views on Weibo, China's answer to Twitter. Here's why.

Wounds infected with antibiotic-resistant staph often heal, but the bacteria can remain inside a person's body and cause future infections.

My Unlovely Lady Lump: When MRSA Is Ugly, But Not Life-Threatening

5:00am March 18, 2017

by Cassandra Willyard

Antibiotic-resistant staph infections don't always start in hospitals, and they aren't always particularly dangerous. But, even after a MRSA-infected wound heals, the bacteria often remain.