Health & Safety

Pence Makes Case For Republican Health Plan In Kentucky

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Ryland Barton

Vice President Pence visited Kentucky to rally support to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It's a hard sell for some Republicans who favor a full repeal, like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer from Golden City, Mo. He was uninsured before the ACA and featured in a video from the Department of Health and Human Services supporting the law.

Medical Bills Once Made Him Refinance The Farm. Could It Happen Again?

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Bram Sable-Smith, KBIA

Barton County, Mo. is Trump country. And this rural area also has big problems when it comes to health care. One farmer says he has a lot to lose under the Republican replacement plan.

A sherpa on the Khumbu Ice Fall — an obstacle faced on Mt. Everest.

Health & Safety

How Does A Nepalese Sherpa Carry So Much Weight?

7:00am March 12, 2017

by Emily Sohn

Nepal's sherpas and porters carry loads that can weigh more than they do. A new study tries to figure out how they do it.

Getting kids to eat veggies through subterfuge — say, by sneaking spinach into smoothies -- sets the bar too low, researchers say. Your child must actually learn to like veggies, weird textures and all.

Save Hide And Seek For The Playground: Why Kids Should See Their Veggies

7:00am March 12, 2017

by Sujata Gupta

Getting kids to eat veggies through subterfuge — say, spinach smoothies -- sets the bar too low, researchers say. Your child must actually learn to like veggies, weird textures and all. Here's how.

American Medical Association Calls Republican Health Care Plan 'Critically Flawed'

6:56pm March 11, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

Dr. Andrew Gurman, president of the American Medical Association, explains the group's opposition to the Republican Health Care Plan and the bill moving through the House of Representatives.

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Illinois Congressman On Why He Supports The Republican Health Care Plan

6:56pm March 11, 2017

by Lakshmi Singh

Congressman Rodney Davis of Illinois supports the Republican Health Care Plan that's making its way through the House. But he says that there will likely be hurdles before the bill becomes a law.

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Syrian Children Facing 'Toxic Stress'

8:30am March 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The aid group Save the Children has been looking into the mental health of young Syrians and its findings are alarming.

Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings On Meeting With Trump

8:30am March 11, 2017

Scott Simon talks with Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, who is a sharp critic of the president, but sounded positive after meeting with Trump about trying to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

A drug lethal enough to be used as a chemical weapon — called carfentanil — has made its way into the illicit opiate trade.

Lethal Opiates Delivered By Mail From China, Killing Addicts In The U.S.

8:30am March 11, 2017

by Arun Rath

Carfentanil's a highly potent opioid. It is blamed for hundreds of lethal overdoses. Much of it reaches the U.S. from China, via the U.S. Postal Service. Now, China's announced a ban on the substance.

Eating too much bacon, or too few whole grains, nuts and seeds, can influence your risk of death from heart disease. Nearly half of all deaths from heart disease and Type 2 diabetes are linked to diet.

Eating More — Or Less — Of 10 Foods May Cut Risk Of Early Death

8:10am March 11, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Too much bacon, or too few nuts, can influence the risk of death from heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, a study finds. Nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes were linked to diet.