Health Care Gross Anatomy, Body Donation June 29, 2005 • We follow the progress of gross anatomy students at the University of Maryland Medical School -- from their first experience cutting into human cadavers to a holding memorial service for the bodies they worked on. And we meet people who have agreed to donate their bodies to medical science.
Tests Confirm Second 'Mad Cow' Case in U.S. June 24, 2005 • A case of mad cow disease is confirmed in the United States, the second to be found here. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns emphasized that the cow never entered the food supply and was not used as feed for other cattle. The first case came in December 2003. Tests Confirm Second 'Mad Cow' Case in U.S. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717907/4717908" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Opinion From Our Listeners The Science of Sun Protection June 24, 2005 • We'll also look at sun exposure and summer skin care. How do sunscreens work? How can they be made to work better? And why is it that some of the more effective sunscreens aren't available in this country? The Science of Sun Protection Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4717388/4717389" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Law DEA Cracks Down on Illegal Web Sales of Narcotics June 23, 2005 • The Drug Enforcement Administration is increasing its scrutiny of illegal online pharmacies that sell narcotics without prescriptions. In April, the DEA announced the arrests of more than 20 people in Operation Cyber Chase, which shut down a drug ring that reached from India to the United States and a string of other countries. DEA Cracks Down on Illegal Web Sales of Narcotics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4715097/4715110" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Scientists See Defects in Lab-Grown Stem Cells June 22, 2005 • Scientists have uncovered problems that may limit the usefulness of human embryonic stem cells. After several months of growing in a lab, the cells exhibit genetic abnormalities. Scientists will have to address that issue before stem cells can be used to treat disease. Scientists See Defects in Lab-Grown Stem Cells Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4713696/4713697" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care Reformers Seek to Reinvent Nursing Homes June 22, 2005 • Nursing homes are often thought of as grim places. But a new approach is being tested. Instead of an institutional setting, the goal now is to provide a homelike — but safe — atmosphere for residents. Reformers Seek to Reinvent Nursing Homes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4713566/4713612" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Consent-Decree Bill Could Alter Medicaid System June 21, 2005 • A House bill that would limit consent decrees between the federal and state governments could also leave millions in jeopardy of losing Medicaid coverage, policy experts say. The measure, supported by many states, has met with little debate. Consent-Decree Bill Could Alter Medicaid System Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4713038/4713039" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Care Debate over the Benefits of Sun Exposure June 17, 2005 • In a speech at a recent meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, an epidemiologist made the provocative suggestion that getting some sun unprotected might actually be good for you -- that the increased levels of Vitamin D created by the sun exposure could help protect against certain cancers. Many dermatologists aren't happy about the idea. Debate over the Benefits of Sun Exposure Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4707987/4707988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Report: Nearly Half of U.S. HIV-Positive are Black June 16, 2005 • For the first time since the 1980s, the number of Americans living with the virus that causes AIDS rose above one million. Almost half are African American, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Report: Nearly Half of U.S. HIV-Positive are Black Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4705904/4705905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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AIDS Drops Among Women, But 1 Million Cases Loom June 15, 2005 • The number of people living with HIV in the United States is likely more than 1 million, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The statistics, released at a national meeting of HIV researchers, also show that rates of infection are down among women. AIDS Drops Among Women, But 1 Million Cases Loom Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4704998/4704999" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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U.S. HIV Cases Top 1 Million June 14, 2005 • Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive. U.S. HIV Cases Top 1 Million Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4702405/4702406" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Edible SARS Vaccine Developed June 13, 2005 • Scientists say they've developed a SARS vaccine that can be ingested. The new plan involves modifying tomatoes (and tobacco) so that an inactive form of the SARS virus grows in the plant. When mice ate the tomatoes, they were protected against SARS. Edible SARS Vaccine Developed Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4701582/4701583" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Drug May Help Diabetics, But Carries Risks June 13, 2005 • A new study shows an experimental drug helps people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, control their blood sugar, and improve their cholesterol readings. But some medical obesity specialists caution that potential risks -- including depression -- might not justify the benefits. Drug May Help Diabetics, But Carries Risks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4700492/4700493" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Health AIDS Funding on the Ground in Nigeria June 13, 2005 • Hundreds of millions of dollars in help for AIDS are now pouring into Nigeria and other developing countries. In Nigeria, the man in charge of these funds is Dr. Abdulsalim Nasidi. He must navigate a mine field of restrictions to set up new health systems where none exist. AIDS Funding on the Ground in Nigeria Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4701306/4701530" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Merck Found Liable for Death in First Vioxx Case Merck Attempted to Quash Vioxx Criticism June 10, 2005 • Drug maker Merck attempted to censor critics of Vioxx as early as 2000, an investigation by NPR finds. That year, a study indicated that the painkiller might cause heart problems. The story raises larger issues about the role of pharmaceutical firms' funding of medical schools and independent doctors. Merck Attempted to Quash Vioxx Criticism Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4697507/4697508" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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