Health & Safety

Encore: Don't let the cold weather ruin your workout

6:26pm February 07, 2023

by Wynne Davis

With winter settled in, going outside means frigid temperatures, early darkness and rain or snow. That can make it hard to get out to exercise. NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to work out in the cold.

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Encore: An older person's money management errors may be a sign of dementia

6:13pm February 07, 2023

by Sarah Boden

Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia leave seniors at risk for financial mismanagement and exploitation. With few regulatory safeguards, it falls on families to monitor the risk and intervene.

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An earthquake survivor reacts as rescuers look for victims and other survivors in Hatay, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on February 7, 2023.

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How to make sure your donation will do the most good for earthquake survivors

6:13pm February 07, 2023

by Diane Cole

In the wake of the disaster, people around the world want to help. Here's advice from experts on how to select a charity.

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Biden's speech comes with opioid epidemic having become a deadly public health crisis

4:42pm February 07, 2023

by Brian Mann

As President Biden gives his State of the Union address, his administration is struggling to stem a devastating wave of fentanyl deaths. Here's how the opioid crisis has evolved in deadly ways.

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A woman was pronounced dead at the Water's Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson, N.Y. — but hours later, workers at a funeral home discovered she was alive and breathing.

She was declared dead, but the funeral home found her breathing

2:11pm February 07, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"This is an awful situation that has caused unnecessary trauma for the impacted resident and her loved ones," the New York attorney general's office told NPR.

Commuting offers some workers a period of respite between work and home, researchers found.

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Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out

12:58pm February 07, 2023

Researchers surveyed commuters to find out what they do — and don't — get out of the daily trek to and from work. Many people say it's invaluable personal time to recover and switch gears.

A patient undergoes dialysis at a clinic in Sacramento, Calif. New CDC data highlights racial disparities in the risk of staph bloodstream infections among dialysis patients.

Hispanic dialysis patients are more at risk for staph infections, the CDC says

12:43pm February 07, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Hispanic patients had a 40% higher risk of staph than white patients, a study found, and black patients are more at risk as well. The report outlines steps doctors can take to keep patients safer.

Oleksandr Fedun, 24, holds onto railings as he practices walking on his prostheses at Medical Center Orthotics & Prosthetics (MCOP) in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday. MCOP is working with several charities and organizations to help fit Ukrainian soldiers with prostheses after they've been injured in combat.

Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise but their war is different

10:43am February 07, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state of the art prostheses.

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Questions remain about Paxlovid eligibility and use

10:24am February 07, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

When the antiviral drug Paxlovid was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in late 2021, many experts hailed it as a game-changing treatment for high-risk patients battling COVID-19.

A Black church in Louisiana aims to educate people on how to be healthy

9:54am February 07, 2023

by Shalina Chatlani

A new study looks at whether placing health care workers in churches can help eliminate health disparities that disproportionately affect Black communities in the South.

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