Health & Safety

Memory athletes like Sue Jin Yang — competing here in the 17th annual USA Memory Championship, in New York City, in 2014 — wear headphones to block out distractions as they memorize the order of deck of cards.

Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer

5:26pm March 08, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

After six weeks of training, people could memorize twice as much. Areas of the brain had begun communicating in new ways — a lot like what happens inside the heads of world memory champions.

AARP Policy Director Criticizes Republican Health Care Plan

4:28pm March 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to David Certner, legislative policy director for the AARP, about the House Republicans' heath care reform proposal.

An increasing number of overweight Americans have lost the motivation to diet.

Is Dieting Passe? Study Finds Fewer Overweight People Try To Lose Weight

3:49pm March 08, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Some health experts worry about what this trend means for chronic diseases linked to obesity. Others see an upside: Diets often fail, but a healthy body image can lead to healthy outcomes.

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Military Veterans Can Serve Special Role In End-Of-Life Care

2:19pm March 08, 2017

by David Ford

One of the Piedmont's largest hospice networks is putting out a call for a wide range of volunteers to better serve its patients, particularly military veterans.

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Health & Safety

Elon Student Has Confirmed Case Of Meningitis

11:44am March 08, 2017

by Neal Charnoff

The Alamance County Health Department says it has been notified of a confirmed case of meningitis in an Elon University student.

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Judith Ausah (left) and Evelyn Sewodey create solar panels at the Lady Volta Vocational Center for Electricity and Solar Power in Ghana. "At first, I thought it was man's work," says Ausah, whose 2-month-old daughter stays in the school nursery. "But I ca

Giving Power To Women In Ghana

10:43am March 08, 2017

by Ginanne Brownell Mitic

A school is teaching them to be electrical engineers — and to defy local stereotypes that engineering is a man's job.

On the right, a print-out of the Affordable Care Act. On the left, a copy of the plan to repeal and replace it.

Analysis: GOP Health Plan May Not Fix The Problems They Want To Fix

9:47am March 08, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The House Republican health care proposal to replace Obamacare may not cut costs, increase choices or boost coverage in the end.

The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid And Divorce

8:24am March 08, 2017

by Shankar Vedantam

As Republicans unveil their Affordable Care Act replacement, we examine how Medicaid expansion has affected divorce rates among older people.

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Syrian Psychiatrist In The U.S. Uses Online Platform To Help Mental Health Workers

5:30am March 08, 2017

by Deborah Amos

A Syrian psychiatrist who lives in the U.S. has found a way to help the thousands of people suffering from trauma back in and around his homeland.

Rep. Buddy Carter On The Republican Health Care Plan

5:05am March 08, 2017

Republicans begin the markup of a bill that would deliver on their promise to replace the Affordable Care Act. Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia, who supports the bill.