What If You Could Take It With You? Health Insurance, That Is
A key part of GOP plans to reform health care may include making health care more portable. But it's not so easy to do.
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What If You Could Take It With You? Health Insurance, That Is
A key part of GOP plans to reform health care may include making health care more portable. But it's not so easy to do.
'River On Fire' Explores Genius, Madness And The Poetry Of Robert Lowell
Kay Redfield Jamison's new book describes how Lowell's manic-depressive illness influenced his life and work. "His manias tended to lead him into writing a fresh kind of poetry," she says.
Why Are More Young Americans Getting Colon Cancer?
Data suggests that the rate of colon cancer among people under 50 is on the rise, but there are lots of possible explanations for that. Scientists say teasing out the truth will be tricky.
WHO's First-Ever List Of The Dirty Dozen Superbugs
For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a list of 12 bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of their antibiotic resistance.
PHOTOS: In Sri Lanka's Tea Paradise, A Social Enterprise Is Brewing
The island nation is one of the world's biggest exporters of tea, an industry that employs a sizable part of the population. We visit one organic tea farm that shares revenues with its workers.
Liberian Nurse Who Recovered From Ebola Dies In Childbirth
Steve Inskeep talks to Aryn Baker of Time magazine about a Liberian nursing assistant, who cared for Ebola patients, but who died earlier this month after childbirth because no one would help her.
To Keep Teens Safe Online, They Need To Learn To Manage Risk
Teens should be included in efforts to mitigate their online risks, researchers say, but apps focus more on parents controlling access by monitoring and blocking sites.
A Medicine That Blunts The Buzz Of Alcohol Can Help Drinkers Cut Back
Naltrexone was approved to treat alcohol disorders more than 20 years ago. But many doctors still don't know that when combined with counseling it can help people resist the urge to drink too much.
Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say
Do you look like a Joy? Genes and culture may make it more likely that names and faces align. But researchers say people also may adjust their expressions to match social expectations of their name.