Health & Safety

The Rev. Noel Hickie was working as a hospital chaplain when he met Marcia Hilton, a bereavement counselor at a hospital in Eugene, Ore. For 25 years they often worked together on hospice teams.

For Decades These Caregivers Helped Patients, Families Through Illness And Death

5:13am July 28, 2017

When the Rev. Noel Hickie and Marcia Hilton began working in hospice care, neither was sure they were cut out for the job. But they realized they could help families process grief and make things OK.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (from left), Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. John McCain, all Republicans, announced Thursday that they would not vote for a so-called skinny repeal of the Affordable Care Act without assurances from the House that the bil

Repeal-And-Replace Effort In Senate Still Dominated By Confusion

8:28pm July 27, 2017

by Gisele Grayson

Republicans headed into an all-night session in an uncomfortable position where the only legislation they can potentially pass is a bill most senators oppose.

Health & Safety

10K Tourists Must Evacuate North Carolina Island

6:52pm July 27, 2017

by Associated Press

Ten thousand tourists have been ordered to evacuate a North Carolina island following a power outage.

Senate Republicans Continue Effort To Pass Health Care Law

6:47pm July 27, 2017

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell forced Republicans to take a vote on a measure that would have repealed parts of Obamacare and saw that effort fail. The Senate will continue those efforts.

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Montana Governor Says Why He Signed Letter To Reject Health Care Law

6:47pm July 27, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Governor of Montana, Democrat Steve Bullock, about a bipartisan letter he signed to with his colleagues to oppose the "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act.

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The defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives.

Slug Slime Inspires Scientists To Invent Sticky Surgical Glue

5:10pm July 27, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The words "strong" and "inspiring" are not usually assigned to garden slugs. But slug slime inspired materials scientists to invent a new kind of adhesive that could one day help heal human wounds.

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A teddy bear was set up by supporters of the family of British baby Charlie Gard outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday. After months of legal conflict over whether an experimental treatment might help Charlie or would only cause sufferin

Terminally Ill Baby Charlie Gard Will Move To Hospice Care To Die

5:07pm July 27, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A British judge has approved a plan to transfer Charlie, who has a rare genetic disorder with no known cure, to a hospice facility. His life support will be withdrawn shortly after the transfer.