Persistent shortage of growth hormone frustrates parents and clinicians As a shortage of growth hormone used to treat rare diseases in children drags on, families and doctors are struggling with insurers' requirements to get prescriptions filled. Sydney Lupkin
Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)? Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets. Greg Rosalsky
Why former NIH Director Francis Collins went public with his cancer diagnosis NPR's Scott Detrow spoke with the former director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, about his recent prostate cancer diagnosis.
An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies Artificial wombs could someday save babies born very prematurely. Even though the experimental technology is still in animal tests, there are mounting questions about its eventual use with humans. Rob Stein
After 40 years of smoking, she survived lung cancer thanks to new treatments Scientific advances in immunotherapy and new targeted therapies have increased survival rates. But screening among former and current smokers still needs to improve to save more lives. Yuki Noguchi
A cancer diagnosis is a shock. Here's advice on how to share the news The secrecy that shrouded Princess Kate's cancer diagnosis is something that any new cancer patient can understand. It's daunting to decide when to share, whom to tell and how much to say. Marc Silver
Experimental brain implant lets man with paralysis turn his thoughts into words A stroke left him paralyzed and speechless. Now a device that decodes brain signals is letting him generate words and sentences. Jon Hamilton
