Weekend Edition Saturday Assessing The Injuries After Iranian Missile Attack Eleven U.S. service members have been sent to hospitals abroad after suffering injuries in Iran's missile strike in Iraq. Scott Simon speaks to neuropsychiatrist Stephen Xenakis about what that means.
KUOW Newsroom UW researchers face animal welfare complaint for ferret brain experiments An animal rights organization is calling for the University of Washington to be fined for an alleged violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Health Sciences researchers at the university said they gave ferrets several impacts to the skull during a traumatic brain injuries study.
All Things Considered What We've Learned From The Data On Crisis Counseling Via Text Message NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nancy Lublin, CEO of Crisis Text Line, about what text messages say about people in need — and how her service uses that data.
'Freed From The Secret': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Opens Up About Living With Alopecia The freshman lawmaker says she felt that it was particularly important for her to speak out about her condition because her hairstyle, Senegalese twists, had become a part of her political brand.
Vitamin Treatment For Sepsis Fails In Large Trial Hopes were high that a cocktail of vitamins and steroids could treat a deadly disease that kills some 270,000 Americans annually. Trial results were disappointing.
Burning hand sanitizer and other ways Seattle homeless are braving cold nights This week was freezing in Seattle. Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness slept inside emergency severe weather shelters opened by the city and King County. But some chose to stay outside even as snow fell and temperatures dropped to the low 30s.
KUOW Newsroom How to get around the vaping ban? Ask a Seattle-area teenager Washington State banned flavored vaping products in October 2019. According to the Washington state Department of Health, most shop owners are complying. But local teens are still finding ways to get the products.
Morning Edition Scientists Sent Mighty Mice To Space To Improve Treatments Back On Earth Forty mice spent more than a month in orbit to test two approaches to strengthening muscle and bone in microgravity conditions. The results could help people with muscle and bone diseases.
Morning Edition For Some Women Nearing Menopause, Depression And Anxiety Can Spike Women with a history of depression and anxiety are at a higher risk of having a flair up during the time leading up to menopause. And getting doctors to take the issue seriously can be challenging.
Morning Edition 'A Lifeline' For Doctors Helps Them Treat Postpartum Depression Nearly 1 in 7 women suffers from depression during pregnancy or postpartum. But very few get treatment. Doctors in Massachusetts have a new way to get them help.
