To Quit Smoking, It's Best To Go Cold Turkey
Quitting abruptly is more effective, a study finds, even for people who'd rather phase it out gradually.
Health & Safety
Peggy Girshman, NPR Veteran And Journalism Pioneer, Dies At 61
Girshman was a leader at many news and professional organizations, including NPR, NBC News, the National Association of Science Writers and Kaiser Health News, which she co-founded.
At 16, She Was Raped By Her Boyfriend. Nobody Wanted To Talk About It.
But now she is talking about it — at the U.N., this week, on a panel about care for women who've been raped. Miamah Grace Kannah of Liberia, now 18, shares her story — and her tears.
Patients Leave The Hospital With Superbugs On Their Hands
Hospitals have pushed staff to wash their hands in an effort to curb the spread of dangerous microbes. But patients' hands are infected, too, a study finds, and can spread bugs to other facilities.
In A First, NFL Executive Admits Football Is Linked To Brain Damage
"Certainly yes," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety, when asked on Capitol Hill if football is linked to a degenerative brain disease.
New Scalp Cooling Treatment Prevents Hair Loss In Chemo Patients
Wake Forest Baptist is now offering a new treatment that helps prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. It's the first medical center in the U.S. to use scalp cooling technology.
NFL Official Acknowledges Link Between Football And Brain Disease
Renee Montagne talks with ESPN reporter Steve Fainaru about a startling statement by the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety about chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
For Divorced Couples, Separate Plans OK To Repay Health Law Tax Credits
The Internal Revenue Service will evenly divvy up the amount divorced or legally separated spouses owe if they have to repay an insurance tax credit — unless they agree to a different arrangement.
Cancer And Arthritis Drugs Drive Up Spending On Medicines
Patients switching to generic medicines and hard bargaining with drugmakers helped moderate spending on prescription drugs in 2015, according to Express Scripts, a manager of drug benefits.
The Poignant Cry Of Babies With Birth Defects Linked to Zika
The "new microcephaly." That's what doctors in Brazil are calling the birth defect believed to be caused by the Zika virus because it seems much worse than cases that have occurred for other reasons.