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Danny Cahill (left) won Season 8 of The Biggest Loser in 2009 by losing an amazing 239 pounds. He's pictured with at-home prize winner Rebecca Meyer. In the years since, Cahill has put back on more than 100 pounds, he told The New York Times.

'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off

8:19am May 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

New research into the lives of past Biggest Loser contestants found many regain much of the weight they lost in the show --sometimes 100 pounds or more — because their biology works against them.

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Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015.

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Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

6:38pm May 02, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The blood-testing startup led by Elizabeth Holmes soared on hype and celebrity boosters. Now it's under federal scrutiny. It could show that Silicon Valley's success model doesn't work in biotech.

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Countries in Latin America have a range of laws regarding abortion, from completely prohibited to no restrictions. Above: Women in Brazil (at left) demonstrate for abortion rights; a woman at a march in Paraguay (at right) holds a poster reading "If Abort

Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Stand On Foreign Aid For Abortion Clinics?

6:00pm May 02, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

The Zika epidemic has prompted renewed debate over the controversial Helms Amendment, which prohibits use of U.S. government money to fund abortions in other countries.

What's Good For The Heart Is Good For The Brain

5:38pm May 02, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

Choosing a heart-healthy lifestyle can help protect your brain as you age, research suggests. And it's not just memory skills that benefit. Problem-solving abilities and judgment are preserved, too.

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Elizabeth Mayeux stops to smell flowers during a Philly Touch Tour of Philadelphia's Italian Market.

'Touch Tours' Help Blind Experience Philadelphia's Historic Food Scene

4:33pm May 02, 2016

by Neema Roshania

A hands-on tour of the city's landmark Italian Market includes time to appreciate the scents and sounds — and opportunities to sample the district's delicious chocolate, cheeses and fresh pastas.

A white board showed the drugs in short supply at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City in 2011.

Critical Drugs For Hospital ERs Remain In Short Supply

4:18pm May 02, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

The shortages for hospital emergency rooms have persisted even after Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration more power in 2012 to respond when drug supplies are low.

Can An Online Game Help Create A Better Test For TB?

12:43pm May 02, 2016

by Esther Landhuis

In a vote of confidence for citizen science, researchers who created an online RNA-folding game launched the project's first challenge aimed at a disease — creating a better tuberculosis test.

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What's On This Year's Agenda The "Disease Detectives?"

1:56pm May 01, 2016

The Epidemic Intelligence Service, the "disease detectives" of the Centers for Disease Control holds their annual meeting this week. Rachel Martin asks EIS director Josh Mott how they do their work.

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An artist's rendering of the Woman of the Sea, part of an Inuit legend, decorates an apartment block in downtown Nuuk, Greenland. Although Inuit culture was beaten down by Danish colonizers, it's now changing and thriving.

The Arctic Suicides: Your Questions Answered

7:00am May 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

You asked: If it's not the dark, is it the cold? Why did you focus on men, not women? And how can we help?

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Does Addiction Treatment Require A Higher Power?

4:27am May 01, 2016

by Maia Szalavitz

Author Maia Szalavitz argues that it's impossible to destigmatize addiction while also rendering it the only diagnosis in medicine for which the treatment is explicitly moral.