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Producer Melissa Berton (center) and director Rayka Zehtabchi (right) accept an Oscar for their documentary 'Period. End of Sentence.' (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

A ‘period’ movie won the Oscar! So why are some menstrual health experts ambivalent?

Some quibble with the "a period should end a sentence – not a girl's education" trope:

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 photo released by her office, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, gives challenge coins to U.S. Army Maj. Ian Brown, right, and other military service members to thank them for their service, in her office at the Capitol following the State of the Union address in Washington. Brown, 38, is a two-time Bronze Star recipient who transitioned from female to male while advising the Army's deputy chief of staff in operations and planning. (Julio Obscura/Office of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi via AP)
Politics & Policy

Military spent about $8M on transgender care since 2016

With the ban now blocked by lawsuits, transgender troops Wednesday were set to testify for the first time before Congress.

7 years ago

Cooper University Hospital in Camden
Health

To-go drugs aim to keep repeat patients out of the emergency room

It can be hard for some ER patients to fill prescriptions, so a new Temple program sends them home with medicine, to keep them from coming back.

7 years ago

Carol Marley, a hospital nurse with private insurance, says coping with the financial fallout of her pancreatic cancer has been exhausting. (Anna Gorman/KHN)
NPR
Health

Cancer complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls

Cancer patients are 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than those without cancer, and bankruptcy puts them at a higher risk for early death.

7 years ago

(Illustration by Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
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Looking for affordable eyeglasses? Here’s 11 ways to find them in Philly

For this Broke is Listening story, we’re taking on vision care.

7 years ago

Pins on display at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral at a Planned Parenthood event. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Federal changes to funding of family planning spark outrage in N.J.

The Trump administration’s new rules would place further restrictions on how organizations in receipt of Title X money could operate.

7 years ago

A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
Health

How patients’ Google search histories could lead to better care

A new study shows that health-related searches spike in the week before a hospital visit — and how analyzing that data could improve patient care.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to federal family planning program

The Trump administration has issued its final draft of a rule that makes sweeping changes to Title X.

7 years ago

CVS plans to transform some of its stores into
NPR
Health

CVS looks to make its drugstores a destination for health care

With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and clinics into hubs for more care.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democrats and the rise of the left

Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Philadelphia Daily News columnist,Will Bunch discuss the Democratic Party as the 2020 Presidential candidates hone their messages.

Air Date: February 21, 2019 10:00 am

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For employers, choosing a health care plan for staff can be tricky and they often rely on independent insurance brokers. But these brokers are rewarded for making big sales for insurance companies. (Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Health

Insurers hand out cash and gifts to sway brokers who sell employer health plans

Critics say the setup is akin to a single real estate agent representing both the buyer and seller in a home sale.

7 years ago

Dr. Christopher Addis speaks to Republican lawmakers at a House Majority Policy Committee hearing Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Screengrab)
Money

Doctors: Malpractice rule change would drive up patient costs

Some doctors want to stop the Pa. Supreme Court from changing a rule tied to medical malpractice lawsuits.

7 years ago

Although long-acting forms of birth control, such as intrauterine devices and arm implants, are  the most effective methods of birth control, only about 3 percent of Pennsylvania teens use these methods. A new Philadelphia effort is aiming to make girls more aware of their options. (Bigstock)
Health

Philly effort raises awareness of long-lasting birth control among black, Latina teens

Pregnancy rates among black and Latina teens are much higher than for white teens, but use of the most effective contraceptives is low among all teens.

7 years ago

Listen 1:28
(Leif Parsons for NPR)
NPR
Science

Scientists try feeding diet drugs to mosquitoes to stop them from biting

Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, is hoping to control mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, by switching off their enormous appetite.

7 years ago

Laurie Wilcox, a retired nurse with rheumatoid arthritis, said her parents suffered through their final days and did not have the ability to end their lives peacefully with medication. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers consider allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives with medication

If the measure is signed into law, New Jersey would join seven states and the District of Columbia in allowing people with fatal medical conditions to decide to die.

7 years ago

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