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How Big A Risk Is Acetaminophen During Pregnancy?
Dozens of journal articles cross our desks at NPR each week and, like nurses in the emergency room, we need to do rapid triage.First we scan for those in… -
Will Your Prescription Meds Be Covered Next Year? Better Check!
The battle continues to rage between drug companies that are trying to make as much money as possible and insurers trying to drive down drug prices. And… -
What Can Killer Whales Teach Us About Menopause?
Menopause is a puzzle for biologists. Why would the female of a species cease to reproduce halfway through her life, when natural selection favors… -
Young Inventors Work On Secret Proteins To Thwart Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Three college-age scientists think they know how to solve a huge problem facing medicine. They think they’ve found a way to overcome antibiotic… -
How The Microbes Inside Us Went From Enemies To Purported Superhealers
“Microbes have always ruled the planet but for the first time in history, they are fashionable,” writes Ed Yong in his new book, I Contain Multitudes: The… -
Losing Hurts (In Surprising Ways)
During the Olympics we will hear a lot about the winners. But the reality is most athletes at the games come home without a medal. Today we explore what… -
How A Wave Is Unlike An Armadillo: One Reporter's Summer Puzzle
This summer, NPR’s science desk is thinking about waves, of all kinds — ocean, gravitational, even stadium waves. But what is a wave, anyway? My editor… -
When Pregnant Women Need Medicine, They Encounter A Void
A few years ago, almost every aspect of Rosanne Mottola’s life was governed by the feeling in her gut. Literally.“I experienced extreme urgency to have to… -
In Captivating Video, A Bald Eagle Attacks An Osprey Nest
The American bald eagle, once near-extinct, is back with a vengeance. And there’s a rare — and frankly, brutal — video, perhaps the first-ever footage of… -
Is There A Double Standard When Female CEOs In Tech Stumble?
Two of the highest profile women in tech have had a tough year. Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, saw her company sold to Verizon. Elizabeth Holmes, the…