With Cupcakes And Courage, Myanmar Stages 'Vagina Monologues'
Right up to the opening curtain, organizers of the performance weren't sure that the play would be welcome in their very conservative country.
Health & Safety
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Becoming A Deadly Problem Among Drug Users
The powerful opioid fentanyl is showing up in batches of cocaine, threatening a new wave of opioid overdoses. Some doctors, drug users and law enforcement wonder if the contamination is deliberate.
Embracing A New Path: Annie Lowrie Alexander And The Practice Of Medicine
For the final installment of this month's series, “Her Voice: Revolutionary North Carolina Women,” we go back to the 19th Century, to a town just outside of Charlotte and a time before women had th
Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions
After NPR reporting on the Progressive Massive Fibrosis epidemic, Congress and the White House agreed to give the maximum funding authorized for clinics treating the disease in 15 coal-mining states.
How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides?
Opioid overdoses and related deaths are still climbing, according to U.S. statistics. Teasing out which overdoses are intentional can be hard, but is important for treatment, doctors say.
Mindful Eating Authors' Secret Recipe For Cooking And Living? There Is None
Gurus Geneen Roth and Ed Espe Brown championed the idea that how we relate to food affects other aspects of our lives. In new personal essay collections, they reassess their past self-help advice.
Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together
A mentoring program in Kentucky expedites treatment for some parents who lose custody of their children. The goal is to help parents get and stay sober, and reunite them with their kids within a year.
Ohio Fertility Clinic Says 4,000 Eggs And Embryos Destroyed When Freezer Failed
The hospital system said its investigation suggested that the problems may have been caused by human error, mechanical failure or both. "We failed our fertility clinic patients," said its CEO.
Healing Drug Injection Wounds Can Help Get Care Closer To Patients
Infections from intravenous drug use are often hidden, under sleeves and beneath pants. These wounds of addiction may be buried in shame. They can also be serious, requiring surgery or constant care.
Salvation Army Opens First-Ever Supermarket, In Baltimore
The longtime religious charity Salvation Army, known for providing clothing and shelter, is trying a new tactic to help low-income residents in Baltimore — offering them access to healthy food.