Germ Resistant To Antibiotic Of Last Resort Appears In U.S.
A germ that can't be treated with an antibiotic that is often used as the last resort has shown up for the first time in the United States. Government scientists say the case is cause for serious...
View ArticleWork Can Be A Stressful And Dangerous Place For Many
Employers' efforts to reduce stress get low grades in a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In particular, among those working adults...
View ArticleAll U.S. Blood Donations Should Be Screened For Zika, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that blood banks screen all blood donations in the U.S. for the Zika virus. It's a major expansion from a Feb. 16 advisory that limited such screening...
View ArticleFDA Boosts Warning On Danger Of Combining Opioids And Anxiety Meds
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that patients and doctors should more fully understand the potentially life-threatening risks of combining anti-anxiety or sleep medications with...
View ArticleNPR Poll: Are Parents Overrating The Quality Of Child Care?
Parents' views of child care are a little like life in Lake Wobegon — the vast majority say it's way above average. That's just one of the findings in a poll looking at child care and health from NPR,...
View ArticleWEBCAST: The Cost And Quality Conundrum Of Child Care
There's a major gap between what parents view as quality child care and what developmental psychologists and other specialists define as good care. That's according to a poll released this week by NPR,...
View ArticleTrump Chooses Rep. Tom Price, An Obamacare Foe, To Run HHS
Rep. Tom Price, a Georgia Republican, is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is currently chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee. Price, an...
View ArticleWinners And Losers Under The House GOP Health Bill
House Republicans have passed a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. If it is signed into law, the American Health Care Act will affect access to health care for millions of people in the U.S. The...
View ArticleTumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don't Require Extra Treatment
For years, doctors have focused on detecting breast cancer at the earliest possible moment after a tumor develops so treatment can start right away. But more and more studies are showing many small,...
View ArticlePoll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination
Majorities in many ethnic, identity and racial groups in America believe that discrimination exists against their own group, across many areas of people's daily lives, according to a poll from NPR, the...
View ArticleExperiences Of Discrimination In America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CkxmIOiiNo How do African-Americans experience discrimination in daily life? A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School...
View ArticlePoll: 6 In 10 Black Americans Say Police Unfairly Stopped Them Or A Relative
A new poll out this week from NPR finds that 60 percent of black Americans say they or a family member have been stopped or treated unfairly by police because they are black. In addition, 45 percent...
View ArticlePoll: 1 In 3 Latinos Report Discrimination Based On Ethnicity
About a third of Latinos in America say they've been personally discriminated against when it comes to applying for jobs, being paid equally or considered for promotions — and when trying to rent a...
View ArticlePoll: Majority of LGBTQ Americans Report Harassment, Violence Based On Identity
More than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans say they have experienced violence, threats or harassment because of their sexuality or gender identity, according to new poll...
View ArticlePoll: Asian-Americans See Individuals' Prejudice As Big Discrimination Problem
New results from an NPR survey show that large numbers of Asian-Americans experience and perceive discrimination in many areas of their daily lives. This happens despite their having average incomes...
View ArticlePoll: Discrimination Against Women Is Common Across Races, Ethnicities,...
Discrimination in the form of sexual harassment has been in the headlines for weeks now, but new poll results being released by NPR show that other forms of discrimination against women are also...
View ArticleForum: Examining Discrimination Against Native Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee4rM9TyORg Updated at 5:22 p.m. ET Dec. 14 How do Native Americans experience discrimination in daily life? A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the...
View ArticleCDC Director Resigns Because Of 'Complex' Financial Entanglements
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned Wednesday following reports that she bought shares in a tobacco company, among other financial dealings that...
View ArticleCDC Chief Brenda Fitzgerald Resigns
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald is her name, she has resigned. This following...
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