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Angela Lautner who lives in Elsmere, Ky. has Type 1 diabetes and is an advocate for affordable insulin. (Maddie McGarvey for NPR)
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‘We’re fighting for our lives’ — patients protest sky-high insulin prices

Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.

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Shingles vaccine shortage expected to continue through 2019

There’s a nationwide shortage of the new shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, which is made by Glaxosmithkline.

8 years ago

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Kids with ADHD

Guest: Sharon Saline For children with ADHD the daily tasks of ordinary life can be challenging. Getting out the ...

Air Date: December 6, 2018 10:00 am

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In several European countries and Canada, patients with longterm opioid addiction are prescribed pharmaceutical grade heroin which they inject in clinics like the Patrida Medical Clinic in Berlin. Some addiction specialists want to pilot similar programs in the U.S. (Picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Image)
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Is America ready for prescription heroin?

Prescription heroin as a form of maintenance therapy dates back to the early 1920s in the UK.

8 years ago

Radio Times
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Why spanking is bad for kids

Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...

Air Date: December 3, 2018 10:00 am

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Ochsner Baptist Hospital in New Orleans hasn't needed device reps' help since it started using technology from a company called Sight Medical that handles inventory management.
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Health

Sales reps may be wearing out their welcome in the operating room

In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who's who — at least for outsiders.

8 years ago

Officers at the Cumberland County Prison walk the halls in Carlisle, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Courts & Law

Pa. Department of Corrections to provide costly hepatitis C treatment to nearly 5,000 inmates

Pa.'s DOC has agreed to treat the state’s nearly 5,000 inmates with hepatitis C over the next three years.

8 years ago

Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective. (Cathy Scola/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Vitamin D and fish oil supplements disappoint in long-awaited study results

Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing

Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...

Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am

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She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too

Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.

8 years ago

Nina Ajdin has spent years battling eczema, a chronic skin condition that affects roughly 30 million Americans. (Image courtesy of Ajdin)
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Can skin become addicted to topical steroids?

Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.

8 years ago

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Courts & Law

Transgender rights: #WontBeErased

Guests: Heath Fogg Davis, Leonore Carpenter, Nadia Dowshen The Trump administration is considering legally defini ...

Air Date: November 1, 2018 10:00 am

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Facing Our Fears

Nerve-racking. Sickening. Facing your fear can be all of that — and sometimes a little thrilling, too.

Air Date: October 26, 2018

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Living in Philly without English

Guests: Orlando Almonte, Nelson Flores, Alicia Fernandez  The United States doesn’t have an official language, ...

Air Date: October 25, 2018 10:00 am

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The ACA and the politics of health care

Guests: Julie Rovner, Sabrina Corlette There’s some good news around the Affordable Care Act: premium prices ar ...

Air Date: October 23, 2018 10:00 am

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