Health & Safety

How Baltimore is trying to keep its people safe from xylazine

5:34pm July 17, 2023

by Scott Maucione

Baltimore is seeing an influx of xylazine as dealers are mixing it with opioids. The city is dedicating resources to try to keep people safe from the drug, the overdoses are which are extra dangerous.

Florida's idea to use radioactive waste in road construction is unsafe, critics say

4:55pm July 17, 2023

by Greg Allen

Florida wants to start taking mountains of waste material from phosphate mining to use in road construction. The hitch: It's mildly radioactive, and environmental groups say it poses a health risk.

John Kindschuh is now a father of three children.

John was talking with a fellow patient — who noticed his speech rapidly declining

4:33pm July 17, 2023

In 2013, John Kindschuh was admitted to a hospital in St. Louis with dizziness. His roommate alerted staff that his condition — later diagnosed as a massive stroke — was deteriorating.

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A large study of an experimental Alzheimer's drug made by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. appears to slow worsening of the degenerative brain disease.

An experimental Alzheimer's drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA

4:33pm July 17, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.

Health & Safety

How to avoid heat-related illnesses

5:13am July 17, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

With excessive heat advisories in effect across the U.S., here's how to avoid heat-related illnesses.

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Kids born in the summer may be more likely to get the flu, researchers say

5:13am July 17, 2023

Two Harvard researchers say a summer birthday could mean a kid is more likely to catch the flu.

Concert goers dancing at the Silent Disco dance party at Lincoln Center, New York City on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Haptic suits designed for the deaf community were provided by Music: Not Impossible.

Vibrating haptic suits give deaf people a new way to feel live music

5:13am July 17, 2023

by Jennifer Vanasco

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, Music: Not Impossible brought vibrating haptic suits to a Lincoln Center dance party.

Below the Belt is a documentary about endometriosis.

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Endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked disease, gets attention in a new film

11:54am July 16, 2023

by Andrea Muraskin

'Below the Belt' highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are 7 surprising facts from the film.

"We met in 1952," my grandfather PR Meiyappan tells me. "The first time I set eyes on your grandmother was when we were at the altar." She was 16, he was 19. Their parents had arranged their marriage.

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Wed as teens, they renew vows 71 years later — and share secrets to everlasting love

8:00am July 16, 2023

by Kamala Thiagarajan

On her grandfather's 90th birthday, Kamala Thiagarajan attended a celebration as he and her grandmother renewed vows — a Hindu custom. She wanted to know: What's their advice for a healthy marriage?

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How to start swimming as an adult

5:27pm July 15, 2023

by Marielle Segarra

Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning.