Health & Safety

Opioid Company's Top Executives Found Guilty Of Bribing Doctors

12:36am May 03, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

A Federal Jury in Boston found John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, and four other executives guilty of bribing doctors to boost sales of Subsys, a highly addictive fentanyl sublingual spray.

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As scientists learn more about the complex way genes combine and work together to create human traits, the idea of "designer babies" becomes less and less likely.

Why Making A 'Designer Baby' Would Be Easier Said Than Done

9:23pm May 02, 2019

by Richard Harris

Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.

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Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor departs federal court in Boston earlier this year.

Opioid Executive John Kapoor Found Guilty In Landmark Bribery Case

7:35pm May 02, 2019

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The federal government accused John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, and his co-defendants of running a nationwide bribery scheme that contributed to the opioid crisis.

Health care workers may now refuse to be involved with providing services that offend their religious beliefs. The new rule, issued by the HHS Office for Civil Rights, affirms existing conscience protections established by Congress, director Roger Severin

New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons

6:14pm May 02, 2019

by Alison Kodjak

The rule strengthens protections for health care providers who are unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women's health in danger.

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New Rule Allows Religious Workers To Refuse Abortion Services

5:27pm May 02, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mary Ziegler, law professor at Florida State University, about a new federal rule that protects religious health care workers from performing abortion-related services.

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What Do You Wish You Knew About Going To The Doctor?

10:55am May 02, 2019

by Mara Gordon

The doctor-patient relationship isn't always what we hope for. We're doing a series of stories on that relationship, and we want to hear from you.

Psychiatry's shift toward seeing mental health problems as an illness to be treated with a pill hasn't always served patients well, says Harvard historian and author Anne Harrington.

How Drug Companies Helped Shape A Shifting, Biological View Of Mental Illness

8:43am May 02, 2019

by Terry Gross

Mind Fixers, by historian Anne Harrington, takes a hard look at the ways the marketing of a new pill to treat a mental disorder can change the way the condition is defined and treated.

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Dengue Vaccine Controversy In The Philippines

5:12am May 02, 2019

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A dengue vaccine put thousands of kids at risk for a deadly disorder. Some scientists says the manufacturer did too little to warn parents in the Philippines.

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A view of the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala. A sweeping abortion bill passed the state House Tuesday, and is expected to win final passage in the Republican majority Senate.

Alabama Lawmakers Move To Outlaw Abortion In Challenge To Roe V. Wade

11:36pm May 01, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country's most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.

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Burger King Offers Meatless Whopper In Its St. Louis Locations

Mmmmm...(Meatless) Burger

5:40pm May 01, 2019

A meatless burger? Some might call it impossible!