Health & Safety

Missouri Refuses To Renew The License Of Its Only Abortion Clinic

5:43pm June 21, 2019

by Eli Chen

Missouri said Friday it won't renew a license for the last clinic providing abortions in the state. But a judge ruled the clinic can keep providing abortions while the dispute continues.

Queue Listen Now

Officials in Missouri refused Friday to renew the license of a clinic in St. Louis, the last facility in the state that offers abortions.

Missouri Refuses To Renew License For State's Last Abortion Provider

4:47pm June 21, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The St. Louis facility will continue to provide abortions for now, however, because of a judge's order.

Health workers treat a patient at the Ebola Treatment Center in the city of Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's one of three locations where researchers have been conducting a clinical trial of four experimental treatments for the disease.

Health & Safety

Will 1 Of These 4 Experimental Treatments Cure Ebola?

3:05pm June 21, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.

She nailed it! Uttrasree Ilango, 17, can hold lotus pose on a bed of 2,209 nails for an hour. Her younger brother Dheepak, 14, can hold crow pose without cracking an egg.

Health & Safety

Teen Yogis Do Yoga On Nails And Eggs

2:01pm June 21, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Uttrasree Ilango just got a spot in a book of records for doing lotus pose for an hour atop 2,209 nails. Her brother can perch on eggs without cracking them. What's their secret?

Nora McInerny: What Does Moving Forward Look Like After Loss?

8:59am June 21, 2019

by NPR/TED Staff

In 2014, Nora McInerny experienced a wave of loss that reshaped her whole life. Despite the painful memories from that year, she explains why she doesn't want to "move on" from her grief.

Queue Listen Now

CRISPR technology already allows scientists to make very precise modifications to DNA, and it could revolutionize how doctors prevent and treat many diseases. But using it to create gene-edited babies is still widely considered unethical.

A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited Babies

5:08am June 21, 2019

by Rob Stein

A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely.

Queue Listen Now

Bella and Will Doolittle started their podcast, the Alzheimer's Chronicles, after Bella was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's two years ago.

Pulling Back The Curtain On Alzheimer's, Through Its Lighter And Darker Moments

5:00am June 21, 2019

by Brian Mann

During each episode of their intimate podcast, Will and Bella Doolittle chronicle aspects of her illness and the inner workings of their two-decade-long marriage.

Queue Listen Now

Gary Hairston, a coal miner for 27 years, spoke at the hearing. He has been diagnosed with Progressive Massive Fibrosis, the advanced stage of black lung disease.

Regulators Resist Call For Action In Response To Black Lung Epidemic

10:37pm June 20, 2019

A top mine safety regulator testified before Congress that no new regulations are needed to protect workers from deadly silica dust, despite an epidemic of advanced black lung disease.

THC, a key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, is toxic to dogs, veterinarians warn. So keeping dogs away from discarded joints, edible marijuana or drug-tainted poop is important.

Health & Safety

Legal Weed Is A Danger To Dogs. Here's How To Know If Your Pup Got Into Pot

10:10pm June 20, 2019

by Laura Klivans

As more states legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana, veterinarians are treating more intoxicated dogs who've gotten into THC edibles, discarded joints or drug-laced feces.

Queue Listen Now

Volunteers participate in a recent Healthy U leader training in Lander, Wyo. the program provides health skills training to people in rural areas. According to a recent poll, 26 percent of rural Americans said there has been a time in the past few years w

Health & Safety

When There's No Doctor Nearby, Volunteers Help Rural Patients Manage Chronic Illness

12:55pm June 20, 2019

by Maggie Mullen

Many rural people live too far from a doctor to visit one regularly. In Wyoming, volunteers offer health skills trainings to help patients stay on top of chronic conditions.