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The state of health care, health insurance, new medical research, disease prevention, and drug treatments. Interviews, news, and commentary from NPR's correspondents. Subscribe to podcasts.
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Fact Sheet: Traumatic Brain Injury
09/08/2010 09:58 PM
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Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a sudden trauma to the brain caused by force. A severe TBI can leave a person almost incapable of functioning. But even a mild TBI, a concussion, can lead to a range of debilitating symptoms.
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Conservative Group Strategizes Health Law Repeal
09/08/2010 04:30 PM
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Despite the long odds against scraping the new health law anytime soon, the head of a branch of the conservative think tank says the prospects of success are good, even if it takes another four years and a new Congress.
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Camp For Alzheimer's Patients Isn't About Memories
09/06/2010 12:00 AM
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An unusual sleepover camp brings together about 20 people who have dementia for a weekend of music, dance, reminiscing and other activities that emphasize strengths instead of losses. While the campers typically won't remember details of the retreat, it lifts their mood, camp staffers say.
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Thousands Of Returning Soldiers Face A New Enemy
09/04/2010 03:17 PM
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The legacy of one of America's longest combat missions will continue to affect the thousands of troops who came home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
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Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia
09/04/2010 12:01 AM
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Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according to new research from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.
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What You Can Do For Health Care This Weekend? Fix It
09/03/2010 03:42 PM
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Your bright ideas for cutting the cost of health care could earn you some money. A group that's trying to raise health professionals' awareness about costs is holding an essay contest to find the best suggestions.
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Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality
09/03/2010 12:01 AM
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Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth.
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Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders
09/02/2010 11:49 AM
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Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work.
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5 Big Health Issues On Campus
09/01/2010 05:02 PM
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Dropping off your wide-eyed 18-year-old on campus for the first time? Here's what college health officials say students and their parents need to keep in mind for a healthy school year.
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Public Opinion In Doldrums On Health Law
08/31/2010 03:37 PM
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Even though it was a calmer summer for the health debate this year, a monthly Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that support has slipped for health overhaul.
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Breast Removal Reduces Cancer Risk In Some Women
08/31/2010 04:00 PM
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Women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations for breast cancer could benefit from having double mastectomies before they develop cancer. "We found mastectomy provided huge risk reduction of subsequent breast cancer diagnosis and death," says the author of a new study.
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Slightly Premature Babies At Risk For Cerebral Palsy
08/31/2010 02:59 PM
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Scientists have long known about the link between severely premature birth and cerebral palsy, a condition that limits mobility and movement. But a new study shows that children born just two or three weeks before term also have a higher risk of the condition.
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Helping Seniors Grow Old At Home, Safely
08/31/2010 01:00 PM
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While many equate aging with living in a nursing facility, the vast majority of seniors grow old at home. New services and technologies help make that possible. But with a large and growing demographic to accommodate, families and communities will be challenged to meet the needs of an aging population.
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More Patients Find Doctor Is Not In
08/30/2010 01:00 PM
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As baby boomers age and more Americans obtain health insurance, many health experts predict a primary care doctor shortage. NPR's Julie Rovner discusses her series, 'Primary Care Under Pressure,' and the New America Foundation's Dr. Kavita Patel explores some potential solutions.
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Traces Of Katrina: New Orleans Suicide Rate Still Up
08/30/2010 12:00 AM
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Five years after Hurricane Katrina, trauma and stress still play a part in the emotional lives of New Orleans residents. The evidence: In 2008 and 2009, the suicide rate in Orleans Parish was twice as high as it was the two years before the levees broke.
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