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. Brian Mann
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. Benazir Samad
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. Brian Mann
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. Susie Neilson
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? Deborah Wang
FBI Probing Why Some U.S. Tourists Have Died Mysteriously In The Dominican Republic There are similarities in the rash of deaths. Most are described as happening suddenly, and several after an alcoholic drink. Bobby Allyn
The Swap: Less Processed Meat, More Plant-Based Foods May Boost Longevity A new study of 80,000 people finds that those who ate the most red meat — especially processed meats such as bacon and hot dogs — had a higher risk of premature death compared with those who ate less. Allison Aubrey
Rural Health: Financial Insecurity Plagues Many Who Live With Disability Having to come up with $1,000 unexpectedly can be a challenge for anyone. NPR's recent poll on rural health found that especially true for one group: people with disabilities. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Reports Find Health Workers Still Aren't Alerting Police Regarding Likely Elder Abuse Workers in nursing homes, hospital ERs and other health facilities are required by law to notify police whenever they notice likely signs of physical or sexual abuse. But that's often not happening. Ina Jaffe
