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Young Doctors Were Put To The Test After Vegas Mass Shooting

1:33pm October 09, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Surgical fellows at the only Level 1 trauma center in Las Vegas got their medical board certification just three days before the mass shooting, and tested all their training that night.

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How Messing With Our Biological Clock Impacts Well-Being

7:27am October 09, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Three scientists have won the Nobel prize in Medicine for research into our internal clocks. Biological clocks regulate everything from behavior to metabolism and play a crucial role in our health.

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The point of the game is avoid the matchmaker (the figurine with hands clasped at the front of the photograph).

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To Win This Board Game, Keep Away From The Matchmaker

7:00am October 09, 2017

It was created by a 24-year-old Pakistani woman who wants to avoid an arranged marriage at all costs. But she definitely has a sense of humor about it all.

Trump Rescinds Obamacare Birth Control Mandate

6:48am October 09, 2017

David Greene talks to Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, who has denounced the Trump administration's rollback of the Affordable Care mandate to cover birth control.

Lori Wallace says it's frustrating to constantly hear messages in ads for hospitals that imply her cancer would go away if she were just more positive and tried harder.

The Painful Side Of Positive Health Care Marketing

5:54pm October 08, 2017

by Sam Harnett

There are lots of "you can beat it" messages out there for cancer patients. For some, the positive spin feels insulting. The Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate hospital ads.

The Financial Cost Of Getting Shot

7:52am October 08, 2017

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Dr. Joseph Sakran, who co-authored a study that found hospitals charge gunshot victims anywhere from $5,000 to $100,000.

Enrolling In The ACA Is A Little Harder This Year

7:52am October 08, 2017

The Trump administration has told regional health directors not to participate in state enrollment events for the Affordable Care Act. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former HHS official Emily Barson.

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What's Behind The Jump In STD Rates

7:52am October 08, 2017

A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an alarming spike in STD cases. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with David Harvey of the National Coalition of STD Directors.

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How A Justice Stays Fit: 'The RBG Workout'

7:52am October 08, 2017

How does one of America's most powerful octogenarians keep fit? Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg credits personal trainer Bryant Johnson, author of The RBG Workout. We meet him in the gym.

Morzina, a 40-year-old Rohingya refugee from Tangbazar, Myanmar, winces in pain at the Sadar Hospital in the Bangladeshi town of Cox's Bazar. Soldiers from Myanmar's army smashed her in the ribs with a rifle butt as they raided her home in early September

PHOTOS: Intimate Pictures Capture The Pain Of The Rohingya

7:00am October 08, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Photographer Tommy Trenchard shares stories from Rohingya refugees who have run for their lives.