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Mental Health
Public Health

Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem

The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition

8 years ago

Fentanyl testing strips (JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health/Bloomberg American Health Initiative)
Addiction
Philadelphia

To curb overdose risks, Philadelphia tries fentanyl-testing strips

The hope is that when people become aware that their drug has fentanyl in it, they'll be more cautious.

8 years ago

The doctor examines neoplasms or moles on the patient's skin. (Kalinovskiy/Bigstock)
Medicine

Older patients respond better to melanoma immunotherapy, Wistar study finds

Researchers found that for each decade of life, the chances that a patient’s melanoma would advance dropped 13 percent.

8 years ago

Map of paternity leave. (World Policy Center)
NPR
Home & Family
International

Which countries guarantee that new dads get paid paternity leave?

"To achieve gender equality both in the workplace and the home, it's essential for men to have an equal chance to be there with their newborn babies."

8 years ago

Helping those who are suffering know they are not alone is one step toward suicide prevention, researchers say. (Veronica Grech/Getty Images)
NPR
Gender
National

U.S. suicide rates are rising faster among women than men

The biggest change was seen among women in late middle age.

8 years ago

A serving of salmon contains about 600 IUs of vitamin D, researchers say, and a cup of fortified milk around 100. Cereals and juices are sometimes fortified, too. Check the labels, researchers say, and aim for 600 IUs daily, or 800 if you're older than 70. (Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley)
NPR
Food & Drink

Does vitamin D really protect against colorectal cancer?

A large international study provides the strongest evidence yet.

8 years ago

Roxannie Vazquez watches over her son Jacob Ramiro at the neo-natal intensive care unit of a hospital in Macon, Georgia. He suffers from chronic lung disease. His mom says mold grew in his ventilator in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria damaged the pediatric hospital in San Juan. (Emily Cureton)
The Pulse

Meet baby Jacob

Baby Jacob weighed less than a pound when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico ripping into the hospital roof over his head.

8 years ago

Listen 6:50
Rosita Canboh and community members in Barrio Las Vegas, Cayey, make mosquito nets for their neighborhood. Photo by Fernando Silva
The Pulse

In Puerto Rico, residents band together to defend against mosquitos

In Puerto Rico's mountain towns, grassroots community groups are finding purpose and protection by making homemade mosquito nets.

8 years ago

Listen 5:01
Rinsing your produce is a good idea, but it won't give you 100 percent protection from bacteria that cause foodborne illness unless you cook it thoroughly. Because we eat lettuce raw, a lot of people got sick in a recent outbreak. (StockFood/Getty Images/Foodcollection)
NPR
Food & Drink

To rinse or not to rinse: How washing some foods can help you avoid illness

As summer and outdoor eating events beckon, here are some tips on what foods to rinse, how to rinse, and why.

8 years ago

Drexel University researcher Felice Le-Scherban looked at the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACES), which are being found in the children of those who suffered traumatic events during childhood.
NewsWorks Tonight
Behavioral Health
Higher Education
Income Inequality
Public Health

Parents’ scars from childhood trauma can affect their kids’ health, researchers find

The research showed that with each additional ACE that a parent experienced, a child had 17 percent higher odds of having been diagnosed with asthma.

8 years ago

Listen 2:57
Radio Times
Health Care
K-12
Politics

ACA under fire…again

Guest: Robert Field The Trump administration announced that it would not defend the Affordable Care Act against a ...

Air Date: June 13, 2018 10:20 am

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If you're at low risk for heart disease, an electrocardiogram shouldn't be a routine test for you, a panel of medical experts says. (Bruno Boissonnet/Science Source)
NPR
Health Care

Doctors told not to order electrocardiograms for low-risk patients

Doctors shouldn't routinely perform electrocardiograms on patients at low risk for heart disease, an influential federal panel is recommending.

8 years ago

A girl stands with her mother during a Rally For Our Children event to protest a new
Immigration
Mental Health
Politics

Philly mental health experts call for end to separating kids, parents at Mexican border

Separating young children from parents can lead to "disruptive attachment" and increase their risk of developing PTSD, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.

8 years ago

Black women's exercise rates drop significantly after high school, a new study finds. (Getty Images)
NPR
Aging
Gender

After high school, young women’s exercise rates plunge

While most young men are meeting recommended exercise guidelines, young women aren't.

8 years ago

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Mental Health
National

CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically

Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.

8 years ago

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