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The Children's Health Insurance Program relies on money from state and federal governments to help subsidize the cost of medical care for some kids not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.

Will Congress Continue Health Care For 9 Million Children?

6:23pm September 06, 2017

by Phil Galewitz

The popular Children's Health Insurance Program is up for renewal Sept. 30. Policy analysts say it's unclear whether a deeply divided Congress facing major deadlines will get the job done.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is working with Patty Murray, D-Wash. on a bill to stabilize the health insurance market.

Chastened Lawmakers Aim For Small, Bipartisan Health Care Victories

11:23pm September 05, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying something new on health care. It's called cooperation.

Dr. Ruth Berggren stands outside Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 2005, where she had earlier cared for patients during Hurricane Katrina.

A Doctor Who Weathered Katrina Now Tends Victims Of Harvey

3:23pm September 05, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Dr. Ruth Berggren spent six days struggling to keep patients alive in in New Orleans' Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina hit. She's now caring for evacuees from Hurricane Harvey.

These days, a radiologist at UCSF will go through anywhere from 20 to 100 scans a day, and each scan can have thousands of images to review.

Health & Safety

Scanning The Future, Radiologists See Their Jobs At Risk

9:57pm September 04, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

In a new series called "Is My Job Safe?" NPR looks at the future of jobs at a time of rapid gains in artificial intelligence and robotics. We start with a high-paying job in medicine: radiologists.

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Dr. Winston Watkins, an internist at St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, volunteered to do a shift in the ER to give his colleagues a break.

Health & Safety

In A Houston Emergency Room, It Was A Week Like No Other

8:47am September 02, 2017

by Rachel Osier Lindley

At the only emergency department providing care in downtown Houston, staff stayed in the hospital throughout the week to care for patients. It was an emotional experience.

People in Richmond, Texas, line up to gain entrance to a grocery store after it opened for the first time in several days due to Tropical Storm Harvey.

For Grocery Stores In Texas, It's A Race To Restock Their Shelves

5:49pm August 31, 2017

by Dan Charles

Hurricane Harvey destroyed intricate supply chains that keep supermarket shelves stocked with perishable food. Grocery stores are already rebuilding those networks.

Ghulam Siddique, a goat herder from Pakistan's Sindh province, has been forced to increase the price of his goats to offset the rising cost of the animals' feed.

Why Some Muslims In Pakistan Won't Be Able To Buy A Goat This Year

5:08pm August 31, 2017

by Meher Ahmad

Buying a sacrificial goat for the Muslim holiday of Eid l-Adha is the sign of a strong household. But harsh droughts in the Karachi area are making it hard for families to afford one.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center had 528 patients in the hospital as Harvey hit. A team of about 1,000 people tended to them and their families until reinforcements arrived Monday.

An 'Army Of People' Helps Houston Cancer Patients Get Treatment

3:53pm August 31, 2017

by Andrea Hsu

During Harvey, doctors, nurses, technicians and facilities staff tended to inpatients at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Now the hospital is working to get outpatients back for care as well.

We might all feel a lot better if we saw a view like this, from the North Shore of Oahu, every day.

Live In Hawaii, And Odds Are You'll Need Fewer Prescription Meds

3:05pm August 31, 2017

People who live in the Aloha State are less likely to use opioid painkillers or be prescribed antibiotics than are mainland dwellers. Healthy lifestyles have a lot to do with that.

Carolinas HealthCare To Partner With UNC Health Care, Create Medical Giant

2:58pm August 31, 2017

by Sean Bueter

Two North Carolina hospital systems are partnering up to create a healthcare giant in the state.