Is That So? A Look At Health Overhaul Claims 7 Things You Didn't Know About Senate Health Bill KFF Health News November 30, 2009 • While much of the attention paid to the Senate health bill has been about the public option or financing, there are many lesser-known provisions that would affect consumers, from breast-pumping at work to retiree health benefits.
Parents Go On 'Track Watch' After Calif. Teen Suicides November 30, 2009 • Parents and volunteers in Palo Alto, Calif., have begun a nightly watch at a railroad crossing where four teens from the same high school have been victims of suicide in the past six months. Parents Go On 'Track Watch' After Calif. Teen Suicides Listen · 4:17 4:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120705583/120940905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Should Tread Carefully In Covering Suicide November 30, 2009 • Suicide clusters, three or more deaths around the same time in a specific location, are rare, but they do occur, largely among teens. Experts say media reaction can play a role in exacerbating or slowing "copycat" behavior by the way they cover the deaths. Media Should Tread Carefully In Covering Suicide Listen · 4:18 4:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120755264/120940906" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Job Crunch Even Harder On People With Disabilities November 27, 2009 • Large numbers of Americans are still losing their jobs, but the unemployment rate is particularly high among people with disabilities. They are almost twice as likely to get laid off and they have a harder time finding new jobs. Job Crunch Even Harder On People With Disabilities Listen · 4:24 4:24 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120852418/120883810" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Nuclear Radiation Worries? There's A Pill For That WFAE November 26, 2009 • Fear turns out be a very good thing for certain businesses. When North Korea or Iran mentions the word "nuclear," orders pour in to NukePills.com — a Web site that sells potassium iodide. The government also stockpiles this FDA-approved drug. Nuclear Radiation Worries? There's A Pill For That Listen · 3:47 3:47 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120751935/120863146" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Scientists Seek New Ways To Produce Flu Vaccine November 26, 2009 • One reason for the shortage of the new H1N1 flu vaccine this year is the way flu vaccines are made. A modified form of the virus is grown inside chicken eggs, but the process takes months. Now, scientists are working to create new flu vaccines that can be made much faster, using the virus' DNA. Scientists Seek New Ways To Produce Flu Vaccine Listen · 3:33 3:33 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120711392/120863194" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Patient And Provider Perspectives For Public, Affordability A Key Issue In Health Bill November 26, 2009 • The debate in Washington over how much the health care overhaul bills will cost has largely centered on the bottom line for the federal government. But polls repeatedly show Americans are much more concerned about how a reshaped health care system will affect their own family's financial situation. For Public, Affordability A Key Issue In Health Bill Listen · 4:25 4:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120723411/120863192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tracking The Overhaul How Health Overhaul Might Impact Premiums KFF Health News November 25, 2009 • If a Democratic health bill passes, certain individuals and small businesses initially would pay more for insurance, while others would pay less, experts predict. But the long-term outlook is less clear.
Food Chef Cooks Up Soulful Thanksgiving ... Vegan Style November 25, 2009 • The turkey is the unofficial symbol of Thanksgiving, but don't tell that to eco-chef Bryant Terry. He's the author of The Vegan Soul Kitchen. Terry shares tried and true holiday recipes with a vegetarian twist. Chef Cooks Up Soulful Thanksgiving ... Vegan Style Listen · 12:04 12:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120816487/120816493" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care A Vote For Health Care, A Vote Against Gun Rights? November 25, 2009 • President Obama's push to overhaul the nation's health care system has been sparking debate for months. But a new attack emerged Saturday — from a gun-rights group. The White House responded Tuesday to the claim that the proposed bill is bad for gun owners. It's another hot-button issue for Democrats to address as the bill moves forward. A Vote For Health Care, A Vote Against Gun Rights? Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120809045/120809029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Tracking The Overhaul Ad Watch: Fiscal Expert Says Health Overhaul Adds Costs KFF Health News November 24, 2009 • June O'Neill says the national debt would grow and the elderly on Medicare would suffer, but her successors at the Congressional Budget Office disagree.
Opinion Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Difficult To Accept November 24, 2009 • Last week's recommendation by a government task force, suggesting that women hold off on getting routine screening for breast cancer until age 50, continues to stir debate among advocates and those affected by the disease. For journalist Rene Syler, the debate over whether to screen or not to screen — and at what age — is a personal one. Cancer Screening Guidelines Are Difficult To Accept Listen · 4:23 4:23 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120748052/120749852" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Health Care It's Not Whether We Ration Health Care, But How November 23, 2009 • Biothecist Peter Singer makes the case for health care rationing based on philosophical, economic and ethical issues. In his piece for the New York Times, he argues health care rationing is necessary, and done right, provides the best value for the money. It's Not Whether We Ration Health Care, But How Listen · 30:19 30:19 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120700353/120700153" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Women's Health Advocate: Mammograms Aren't Always Helpful November 23, 2009 • A new flash point in the health care debate focuses on controversial recommendations for cancer screening for women. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed panel of independent experts, advised against annual mammograms for women under 50 and said can even skip a year between examinations. Guest host Jennifer Ludden speaks with Cindy Pearson, the executive director of the National Women's Health Network, for more. Women's Health Advocate: Mammograms Aren't Always Helpful Listen · 6:43 6:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120682781/120682777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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When Your Boss Wants Your DNA November 23, 2009 • The University of Akron said it could ask new workers for a DNA sample to run background checks. But an anti-discrimination law that went into full effect Nov. 21 prevents employers from requiring workers to share genetic information. When Your Boss Wants Your DNA Listen · 3:39 3:39 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120587756/120676296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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