CDC Finds Rising Suicide Rates For Young People
A new report by the CDC finds that death rates by suicide have increased for 10-to-24 year-olds between 2007 and 2017.
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Gifted Students With Autism Find An Intellectual Oasis In Iowa
A center at the University of Iowa is making sure that its programs for gifted teens include those with autism spectrum disorders.
Hospital Giant Sutter Health Agrees To Settlement In Big Antitrust Fight
Health care costs in Northern California, where Sutter Health dominates, are 20% to 30% higher than in Southern California, even after adjusting for cost of living. Settlement terms aren't yet public.
Doctors Faced With Tough Decisions Due To Shortage Of Drug Used To Treat Cancer
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Yoram Unguru, a hematologist and oncologist in Baltimore, about a shortage of vincristine, a drug used to treat childhood cancer.
A Boy's Mysterious Illness Leads His Family On A Diagnostic Odyssey
Alex Yiu was born a seemingly healthy baby. But by age 2, his muscle control and speech were deteriorating. His baffling condition took a decade to diagnose. The reanalysis of a DNA test was the key.
Poor People Are Still Sicker Than The Rich In Germany, Despite Universal Health Care
Even with generous health coverage, sizable health disparities persist between Hamburg's wealthier and poorer neighborhoods. Crowding, poor air quality and fewer physicians plague poorer areas.
3 Major Drug Distributors Reportedly Negotiating $18B Opioid Settlement
A new study estimates that the opioid epidemic has cost the U.S. economy about $631 billion due to health care costs and the unrealized lifetime earnings of people who died of overdoses.
Your Guide To The Massive (And Massively Complex) Opioid Litigation
The largest-ever federal action related to the U.S. opioid crisis is on the cusp of its first trial next week — and it's complicated. So here's a brief(ish) explainer breaking it all down.
How The 3 Nobel Winners For Economics Upended The Fight Against Poverty
How does their approach work in practice? And why is it considered so ground-breaking?