Therapy For Torture Victims Has Surprising Economic Benefit, Study Says
Danish researchers analyzed the cost of treating refugees who have been tortured — both physical and psychological — and the economic impact.
Health & Safety
Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care
The Pennsylvania-based health care chain Geisinger Health System plans to soon offer DNA sequencing as part of routine care for all patients. Is there a downside?
Disaster Recovery Centers In Guilford and Rockingham Counties Set To Help Tornado Survivors
Disaster recovery centers in Guilford and Rockingham counties are open. They have been established to help those whose homes or businesses were impacted by last month's severe storms.
Scientific Studies Confirm A Spike In Black Lung Disease
Studies, prompted in part by NPR's reports of an epidemic of advanced stages of the disease, provide further evidence of growing rates of the disease — including a bigger demand for lung transplants.
10 Dead From Nipah Virus In Southern India
The disease, first seen in 1998 in Malaysia, has a particularly high mortality rate. Bats are suspected to have transmitted the virus in the most recent outbreak in India's southern state of Kerala.
Luci Baines Johnson Receives Honorary Nursing Degree From Georgetown University
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, about receiving an honorary nursing degree from Georgetown University more than half a century after she left school because the nursing school had a policy against married students.
Another Cause of Doctor Burnout? Being Forced To Give Immigrants Unequal Care
Undocumented patients with kidney disease often can't get treatment unless they are in a state of emergency — this bothers clinicians who want to treat all patients equally.
Experimental Ebola Vaccinations, Considered 'Paradigm Shift,' Begin In Congo
The vaccine is still unlicensed but has passed drug trials with flying colors. Authorities have begun administering thousands of doses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight the outbreak.
Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say?
Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.
VA Says It's Trying To Improve Caregiver Program's Appeals Process
The VA's caregiver program provides a stipend to family members of disabled vets to provide home health care. NPR revealed numerous VA centers were ejecting hundreds of people from the program.