The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue
Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years.
Health & Safety
4 Out Of 5 Smokers Are Male But Research Shows That Number Is Dropping
The number of men who use tobacco has declined for the first time since the World Health Organization started tracking it. The shift is significant because 80 percent of smokers are men.
Working The Christmas Shift, 2 Young Doctors Learn What It Means To Be A Healer
There's more to being a good doctor than providing medical care to your patients, physicians learn early in their training. And sometimes that lesson comes at the darkest time of year.
Why Tobacco Industry Giants Backed Raising The Minimum Age Of Purchase
President Trump has signed off on raising the age of sale from 18 to 21 for cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Health advocates worry it guards the industry from further sweeping regulations.
Drug Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality In Ohio River Valley
Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.
Malnutrition Hits The Obese As Well As The Underfed
New research finds millions of people are getting enough calories but not enough essential nutrients. We asked leading researchers how to fix the problem.
Examining Health Care Spending Since Obamacare
NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about health care spending since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law 10 years ago.
For Her Head Cold, Insurer Coughed Up $25,865
A New York woman worried that her sore throat might be strep, so she went to the doctor to have it checked out. Then came the bill — with a price tag similar to a small SUV.
How Music Therapy Could Help People With Dementia
A new study from University College London finds the human brain responds to a familiar song at super speed. Researchers say their finding could be used to help calm patients with dementia.
A New Way To Quit? Psychedelic Therapy Offers Promise For Smoking Cessation
Researchers are studying a new technique for quitting cigarettes. It involves cognitive behavioral therapy and guided hallucination sparked by psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms.