Health & Safety

Study Reveals Potential Conflict Of Interest In Patient Advocacy Funding

4:40pm January 17, 2017

by Richard Harris

Most patient advocacy groups get funding from the industry, a new study finds. That means they may have a conflict of interest when they are representing patients.

San Diego Non-Profit Builds Village To Help Alzheimer's Patients Cope

4:40pm January 17, 2017

A fake town modeled after 1950s American culture will be built in San Diego, just for Alzheimer's patients. It is projected to be finished in 2018. NPR's Robert Siegel spoke to Scott Tarde, who is the CEO of the non-profit that is building the village.

Luke Whitbeck, 2, sits on his mother's lap while the nurse prepares his treatment at a pediatric infusion center in Hawthorne, N.Y., in October 2016.

High Prices For Orphan Drugs Strain Families And Insurers

3:30pm January 17, 2017

Three decades ago, Congress set up a system to encourage drug companies to develop treatments for rare diseases. The law has worked, but at a high cost.

Dr. Daniel Nadeau gives Allison Scott tips on getting kids to eat healthy at Ralph's Supermarket in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Food As Medicine: It's Not Just A Fringe Idea Anymore

2:26pm January 17, 2017

by David Gorn

Treating people through nutrition is not a new idea, but it's making inroads as more medical professionals make meals a formal part of care, rather than relying solely on medications.

Health & Safety

Kitty Dukakis: Electroshock Therapy Has Given Me A New Lease On Life

7:25am January 17, 2017

David Greene talks to Kitty Dukakis and her husband, former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, about their campaign to destigmatize electroshock therapy. She has used it to alleviate severe depression.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 13.

Trump Pressures Congress To Replace Obamacare Quickly

6:57pm January 16, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

President-elect Donald Trump told The Washington Post he's close to unveiling a health care plan he expects Congress to pass soon. But GOP lawmakers are in no hurry to replace the Affordable Care Act.

When The Brain Scrambles Names, It's Because You Love Them

2:33pm January 16, 2017

by Michelle Trudeau

If your mom had to run through the name of everyone in the family, including the dog, before hitting yours, it's probably because you're all in a mental folder labeled "loved ones."

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Poll Shows What The Public Does And Does Not Know About Obamacare

6:05pm January 15, 2017

NPR and the polling firm IPSOS have a new poll out that suggests the public might not be as enthusiastic about repealing Obamacare as their representatives are.

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Affordable Care Act Allowed More People In Arts To Obtain Healthcare

6:05pm January 15, 2017

St. Louis-based singer-songwriter Beth Bombara explains why it was difficult for self-employed musicians like her to obtain health insurance before the Affordable Care Act.

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The nonviolent actions of Dr. King inspired young Kennedy Odede. In this March 21, 1965 file photo, King leads a civil rights march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to protest voting laws.

How Martin Luther King Jr. Changed The Life Of A Street Kid In Kenya

7:00am January 15, 2017

by Marc Silver

Kennedy Odede was living on the streets, getting into fights. He was looking for hope. And he found it in the story of Martin Luther King Jr.