Health & Safety

Mike Marsella, center, runs during the ACC Outdoor Championships in Tallahassee this year.

Can You Psych Yourself Into Running A 4-Minute Mile?

4:31pm June 23, 2016

by Lulu Miller

NPR's Lulu Miller tells the story of one runner who always believed he could break the four-minute mile. Then a terrible accident made him question if he would ever be the same runner.

Health & Safety

Has Zika Pushed More Women Toward Illegal Abortions?

2:50pm June 23, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

A new study offers some intriguing clues.

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The Text4Baby app sends free, periodic text messages in Spanish or English to pregnant women and new moms about prenatal care, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, developmental milestones and immunizations.

The Challenge Of Taking Health Apps Beyond The Well-Heeled

9:03am June 23, 2016

by Barbara Feder Ostrov

A nutrition app may not be the top priority for someone who struggles to pay for groceries. But cellphones have the potential to improve the health of people with low incomes, if they can get them.

Gregory "Buster" Coleman in his cap and gown. Each graduate of the Kennedy School of Government carried an inflatable globe.

Health & Safety

'Buster' Goes To Harvard: A Proud Day For Liberia's Top Cop

8:36am June 23, 2016

by M. Holden Warren

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.

House Speaker Paul Ryan Reveals GOP Health Care Plan

7:41pm June 22, 2016

by Scott Horsley

House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled the health care component of congressional Republicans' policy agenda Wednesday, a long-awaited alternative to the Affordable Care Act.

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When Parents Face Deportation, Their Children's Mental Health Suffers

7:41pm June 22, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Hundreds of thousands of U.S.-born children have had a parent detained or deported by immigration authorities. One family provides a glimpse into the mental health challenges these kids may face as a consequence.

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Like many small towns, Bridgton, Maine, had few resources for people seeking treatment for opioid abuse.

A Small Town Bands Together To Provide Opioid Addiction Treatment

6:03pm June 22, 2016

by Susan Sharon

After four or five of his patients died from opioid overdoses in one month, Craig Smith, a family doctor in Bridgton, Maine, realized he couldn't wait for someone else to offer addiction treatment.

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Gazing at a smartphone in the dark can give people the feeling that they've temporarily lost vision in one eye.

Using A Smartphone In Bed Made Women Momentarily Blind

5:53pm June 22, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Two women woke up to find they were blind in one eye. Then their eyesight quickly returned to normal. The likely cause? They had been gazing at their smartphone screens in the dark.

The Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich.

'They Made It Worse': Michigan Sues 2 Companies Over Flint Crisis

4:30pm June 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Two corporations that were hired to assist Flint and advise on handling the water crisis are now accused of negligence, and officials say the damages could reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

A screenshot from the video "Running (Refugee Song)" featuring Gregory Porter, Common, Keyon Harrold and Andrea Pizziconi.

Yes, That's Hip-Hop's Common In A New Song About Refugees

3:10pm June 22, 2016

by Marc Silver

It's called "Running (Refugee Song)." Keyon Harrold, the trumpet star and one of the composers, talks about the art of creating a song with a conscience.