Morning Edition A Year After Spinal Surgery, A $94,000 Bill Feels Like A Backbreaker A service called neuromonitoring can cut the risk of nerve damage during delicate surgery. But some patients are receiving large bills they didn't expect.
Morning Edition WHO Declines To Declare Ebola Outbreak A Public Health Emergency NPR's Noel King talks to Deborah Malac, U.S. ambassador to Uganda, about the recent deaths there from Ebola. In neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the death toll is higher.
Be Careful Of Fecal Transplants, Warns FDA, After Patient Death The FDA has strengthened oversight of experimental fecal transplants after a patient died of an infection. The donor's stool contained disease-causing pathogens, but was not tested before use.
All Things Considered WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Is Not An International Threat The World Health Organization met Friday to discuss developments in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The meeting was prompted by three cases that appeared in Uganda this week.
All Things Considered Attorneys Unveil Plan For National Settlement Of Lawsuits From Opioid Epidemic Attorneys who represent hundreds of local governments have a new proposal for how to deal with the opioid crisis. They unveiled the framework for nationwide settlement in federal court on Friday.
How A Baby Caused A Revolutionary Change In Pakistan It all began when a member of the Balochistan assembly brought her 8-month-old son to a session.
Morning Edition Architecture For Landmark Nationwide Opioid Settlement Unveiled If finalized, such a deal could funnel tens of billions of dollars to American communities struggling with the addiction crisis, while restoring stability to one of the country's biggest industries.
All Things Considered How One Father Became A Leading Activist In The Fight Against Opioids When Greg McNeil's son Sam died of a heroin overdose in 2015, after first becoming addicted to prescription pain pills, the father reinvented himself as an opioid activist.
What Medicine Can Learn From Doctors And Researchers With Disabilities Bonnielin Swenor has dedicated her life to helping vision-impaired patients. She also has low vision herself — and she is fighting to increase the presence of disabled people in science and medicine.
SoundQs What are the mental health concerns for international students? International students face lots of pressures. They have to learn to navigate a new culture and education system, far from family and friends. That led one listener to wonder, what's the mental health status of international students?
