You Don't Want To Know What Was In Abby Beckley's Eye
It felt like there was an eyelash trapped in her eye. But that wasn't the problem.
Health & Safety
Cost Of U.S. Opioid Epidemic Since 2001 Is $1 Trillion And Climbing
Economists tracking federal mortality data say the opioid crisis is undercutting the productivity of people in their prime working years — 30s and 40s.
Your Besotted Brain: A Neuroscience Love Song
A Valentine's music video from Skunk Bear explores the ways your brain and body change when you fall in love — and change again as love deepens and matures.
Drugmakers Spent Millions Promoting Opioids To Patient Groups, Senate Report Says
The report released by Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says the cozy relationship between pain advocacy groups and pharmaceutical companies may have played a key role in the opioid crisis.
With $100 And A Lot Of Moxie, She's Made Her Mark In Animation
Using birthday money and some donations, 19-year-old Jubilanté Cutting started a nonprofit to get animation training for young people in Guyana. Her efforts have won her an 'Innovation Award.'
OxyContin Manufacturer Says It Will Stop Promoting Opioid Painkiller To Doctors
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Sam Quinones about Purdue Pharma's announcement that it would stop promoting its blockbuster opioid painkiller OxyContin to doctors. Purdue's move comes as it faces dozens of lawsuits.
Trump Proposes Deep Cuts In Detecting Disease Outbreaks Worldwide
The budget would eliminate $120 million a year from an ambitious U.S. program that aims to set up an early-warning system for infectious diseases.
Trump Administration Wants To Decide What Food SNAP Recipients Will Get
The proposed changes to food stamps, now called SNAP, would be drastic: About half the benefits would be boxed-up, nonperishable foods. Recipients would lose a lot of their ability to pick their food.
North Carolina DHHS Releases New Strategic Plan On Behavioral Health Services
In North Carolina, the opioid epidemic claims the lives of, on average, more than 3 people a day, and it shows little sign of slowing down.
Smartphone Detox: How To Power Down In A Wired World
In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs — drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?