Accessibility links
Health Health

Health

Wednesday

Reframing The Abortion Debate: Focus On Fetus

Nebraska lawmakers vote April 9 to ban abortion beyond 20 weeks after conception. The law is part of a national trend of state laws restricting abortion. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Nati Harnik/AP

Reframing The Abortion Debate: Focus On Fetus

More than a dozen new laws have passed this year restricting abortion. In many states, the terms of the debate have changed to the fetus itself -- with requirements for ultrasounds or restrictions based on "fetal pain." Several of the new laws will face challenges in court.

Reframing The Abortion Debate: Focus On Fetus

Listen · 4:28
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128212951/128215725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

Diabetes Drug Poses Safety Test For FDA

In this photo illustration, bottles of Avandia diabetes medication are seen at Jack's Pharmacy on May 21, 2007, in San Anselmo, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Medical Treatments

Diabetes Drug Poses Safety Test For FDA

The diabetes drug Avandia used to be a $3.4 billion-a-year blockbuster. Then some studies strongly suggested that people taking it have a higher risk of heart attacks. Two new studies, one from the FDA, nail down the risk -- just as the FDA is getting ready to decide whether Avandia should be taken off the market.

Diabetes Drug Poses Safety Test For FDA

Listen · 4:31
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128174678/128182631" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

'Mozart Effect' Was Just What We Wanted To Hear

Don't be so sure that playing music to your baby will make him or her smarter. iStockphoto.com hide caption

toggle caption
iStockphoto.com

Morning Edition

'Mozart Effect' Was Just What We Wanted To Hear

In 1993, a small study found that listening to Mozart briefly improved students' ability to perform a very specific spatial reasoning task. A cultural craze ensued, much to the original researcher's surprise.

'Mozart Effect' Was Just What We Wanted To Hear

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128104580/128157173" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript
Nervous About Alzheimer's? Coffee May Help

Mary VanDam pours coffee for patron Jim Brumm at Mr. B's Pancake House in Laketon Township, Mich. Cory Morse/Muskegon Chronicle via AP hide caption

toggle caption
Cory Morse/Muskegon Chronicle via AP

Your Health

Nervous About Alzheimer's? Coffee May Help

Studies suggest that a daily caffeine habit may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. But, new research indicates that the cup or two a day that most Americans drink probably isn't enough to give any benefits. And even if you're buzzing on coffee, researchers say a person's Alzheimer's risk is largely determined by genes.

Nervous About Alzheimer's? Coffee May Help

Listen · 4:39
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/128110552/128157172" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript