Health Care Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage February 29, 2008 • A poll from NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health reveals Americans' attitudes toward requiring that everyone have health coverage. Poll: Broad Support for Requiring Health Coverage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87783148/87792589" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Blood-Free Transplants for Jehovah's Witnesses February 28, 2008 • Dr. Michael Lill of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has developed an unusual program. His technique enable patients who are Jehovah's Witnesses to receive bone marrow transplant without the blood transfusions their religion prohibits. Blood-Free Transplants for Jehovah's Witnesses Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87766875/87766849" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Driveway Moments Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control February 28, 2008 • Play has radically changed — and not for the better, some researchers say. So, at one school in New Jersey, preschoolers are asked to fill out paperwork before they pick up their Play-Doh. The idea isn't to take the fun out of play, but to get kids to think in advance about what they're doing and how they'll do it. Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/76838288/86956288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Health Officials Weigh Yearly Flu Shot for Kids February 27, 2008 • Public health officials are debating whether to recommend that schoolchildren get a flu shot each year. Proponents say it would protect kids and reduce the spread of flu through communities. Health Officials Weigh Yearly Flu Shot for Kids Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/54926288/54907288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Global Health Bill Highlights Ideological Divide February 27, 2008 • A global health aid package worth tens of billions of dollars is being debated in the House of Representatives this week. Among the items under consideration is whether to integrate money for family planning into AIDS prevention efforts. Global Health Bill Highlights Ideological Divide Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/54923288/54905288" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Health Q&A: The Best Kind of Play for Kids February 27, 2008 • Organizing play for kids has never seemed like more work. But researchers Adele Diamond and Deborah Leong have good news: The best kind of play costs nothing and really only has one main requirement — imagination. Here, they answer your questions about play.
Signs Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic February 26, 2008 • In 1878, an outbreak of yellow fever crippled Memphis, Tenn., fueled by unusually warm temperatures. America's yellow fever epidemic has again become relevant, as a case study of how warm temperatures shift disease trends. Lessons from America's Tropical Epidemic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19241319/19357310" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National San Francisco Tries New Sick Leave Policy February 25, 2008 • San Francisco began the nation's only mandatory paid sick leave policy one year ago. Now, a dozen states and the District of Columbia are watching San Francisco's progress as they consider whether to adopt similar policies. San Francisco Tries New Sick Leave Policy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19333947/19333930" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Election 2008 Democrats Differ on Health Insurance February 25, 2008 • One of the few big policy differences between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is whether to require individuals to have health insurance. Clinton's plan would require insurance for everyone, while Obama's plan would not. Democrats Differ on Health Insurance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19333944/19333929" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solutions New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease February 25, 2008 • Cutting down forests in the Amazon destroys a natural means of absorbing carbon dioxide. But new roads in the jungle also create new pools of standing water — ideal breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes. New Roads in the Amazon May Deliver Disease Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19276850/19333941" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Adaptation Watching Peru's Oceans for Cholera Cues February 25, 2008 • Warming oceans were behind Peru's cholera outbreaks in the 1990s, and global warming may cause future outbreaks. Some scientists in Peru are closely watching microscopic marine life, hoping to catch an outbreak before it begins. Watching Peru's Oceans for Cholera Cues Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19344123/19346622" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Health Mapping 'Hot Spots' for Emerging Diseases February 22, 2008 • Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola, SARS, HIV and avian influenza are on the rise, researchers report in the journal Nature. They say that areas in which humans and animals come in very close contact are a key grounds for emerging diseases. Mapping 'Hot Spots' for Emerging Diseases Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19279813/19279807" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Study: Stroke Risk Triples for Women Ages 35 to 54 February 21, 2008 • A new study shows an increase in the risk of stroke for women between the ages of 35 and 54. Using data from two earlier National Health and Nutrition Studies, Dr. Amy Towfighi and her colleagues concluded that the risk of stroke has tripled for this age group. The culprit, they believe, is weight gain. Study: Stroke Risk Triples for Women Ages 35 to 54 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19246292/19246269" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Officials Mix Flu Vaccine to Fight Fall Strains February 21, 2008 • Federal health officials are changing all three components of the flu vaccine for fall 2008, based on a prediction that U.S. residents will be exposed to flu strains that currently are active in Southern Hemisphere countries. Changing all three of the components almost never happens. Health Officials Mix Flu Vaccine to Fight Fall Strains Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19246288/19246268" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Study Finds Emerging Diseases on Rise February 21, 2008 • Scientists analyzed 335 diseases that emerged between 1940 and 2004, and found the rate of new infectious diseases is increasing. More than half of the diseases jumped from animals to humans. Study Finds Emerging Diseases on Rise Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19226040/19226387" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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