Law Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers May 31, 2005 A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem. Malpractice Problem Not Solved With Obvious Answers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673975/4673976" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health Smoking, Alcohol Pose Unique Risks for Teens May 31, 2005 Drinking and smoking may pose more unique hazards for teenagers than the usual health and addiction risks. Throughout adolescence, the brain undergoes major remodeling, and new evidence suggests that alcohol and cigarettes may have an especially damaging effect on those developing brains. Smoking, Alcohol Pose Unique Risks for Teens Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4673056/4673057" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Health Countries Ordered to Report Disease Outbreaks May 27, 2005 International law requires nations to report outbreaks of only three diseases: cholera, plague and yellow fever. That's changing under sweeping new regulations approved this week that require nations to tell the World Health Organization about any outbreak with the potential to spread across borders. Countries Ordered to Report Disease Outbreaks Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4670219/4670220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health Care Questions Raised About Viagra Connection to Vision Problems May 27, 2005 The Food and Drug Administration is considering reports linking two erectile dysfunction drugs to rare occurrences of vision problems and even blindness. A conclusion will not be easy. The same conditions that predispose men to erectile dysfunction problems can also predispose them to eye problems. Questions Raised About Viagra Connection to Vision Problems Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4670195/4670196" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Global Health Flu Vaccine Update May 27, 2005 The Chinese government rushed 3 million doses of avian flu vaccine to a threatened province this week. After finding almost 200 dead geese, health officials worry the disease could spread to other birds and possibly humans. Can we modernize how we make vaccines? And should we start stuffing our medicine cabinets? Flu Vaccine Update Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669828/4669829" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Leon Kass, President's Council on Bioethics May 27, 2005 A conversation with Leon Kass, head of the President's Council on Bioethics, on alternatives to producing stem cells from living human embryos. Leon Kass, President's Council on Bioethics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669809/4669810" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Stem Cell Research Update May 27, 2005 South Korean scientists report an efficient way to produce human embryos through cloning and then extracting their stem cells for research. We talk about the latest stem cell research news. Stem Cell Research Update Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669806/4669807" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Stem Cell Policy Update May 27, 2005 On Tuesday, the House voted to widen federal support for research with human embryonic stem cells. President Bush has vowed to veto any bill that permits the destruction of human embryos. Stem Cell Policy Update Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669803/4669804" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Children's Health NIH Tested AIDS Drugs on Foster Children May 27, 2005 Earlier this May, the Associated Press reported that National Institutes of Health researchers tested AIDS drugs on hundreds of foster children in the late 1980s and '90s. In many instances, the drugs were given without independent advocates who monitor the safety of these children. Ed Gordon explores the controversy with two AIDS experts: Dr. Jonathan Fishbein of the National Institutes of Health and Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Mark Kline. NIH Tested AIDS Drugs on Foster Children Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4669470/4669471" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Guard Suicide Highlights Risks for Returning Troops May 27, 2005 Military researchers say 17 percent of troops back from Iraq show signs of problems such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and guardsmen and reservists may be at greater risk than their active-duty counterparts. The suicide of South Carolina guardsman Jeffrey Sloss sheds light on the need to seek help. Guard Suicide Highlights Risks for Returning Troops Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4668346/4668577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Medicare's Political Life Expectancy Fresh Air May 26, 2005 Political scientist Jonathan Oberlander is an expert on health politics and policy. He is an associate professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina. He is the author of the book The Political Life of Medicare. His articles and opinion pieces have appeared in Health Affairs, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. Medicare's Political Life Expectancy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4667764/4667765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Research News Statins May Prevent Colon Cancer May 26, 2005 New evidence suggests that a class of drugs widely used for heart disease might also prevent colon cancer. The study appears in this week's New England Journal of Medicine. But the new research into statins isn't conclusive -- and further studies of the already successful drugs are unlikely because of the costs. Statins May Prevent Colon Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4667322/4667323" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Statins May Prevent Colon Cancer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4667322/4667323" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Children's Health Saving Kids from 'Nature Deficit Disorder' May 25, 2005 Author Richard Louv talks about his new book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Louv argues that kids are so plugged into television and video games that they've lost their connection to the natural world. Saving Kids from 'Nature Deficit Disorder' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4665933/4665934" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Bush Reaffirms Vow to Veto Stem Cell Measure May 25, 2005 President Bush reasserts his intention to veto a measure to expand funding for research using stem cells from human embryos. He says it creates "incentives to destroy emerging human life." Bill supporters say the research could accelerate finding cures for numerous diseases. The House of Representatives approved the bill Tuesday; it moves next to the Senate. Bush Reaffirms Vow to Veto Stem Cell Measure Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4665903/4665904" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bush Veto Looms as House Supports Stem Cell Research May 24, 2005 The House of Representatives passes a bill that would expand federal support for embryonic stem cell research. President Bush opposes research involving human embryos and is likely to veto the bill if it reaches his desk. The vote of 238-194 leaves the bill vulnerable to a Bush veto. Bush Veto Looms as House Supports Stem Cell Research Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4665058/4665059" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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