Ingrid Fetell Lee: How Can We Design More Joy Into Our Surroundings? Ingrid Fetell Lee discovered that certain elements--like bright color, abundance, round shapes--are universally joyful. She says designing more joyful spaces can actually change how we feel and act.
Should You Keep Taking Those Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills? When NPR reported on research that sheds doubt on the value of fish oil and vitamin D supplements, people had a lot of questions. So we went back to the experts to get you some answers. Patti Neighmond
FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking In its latest effort to curb smoking by young people, the FDA wants to outlaw menthol cigarettes. The agency would also restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to reduce youth addiction to nicotine. Rob Stein
How Doctors And Nurses Cope With The Human Toll Of Gun Violence Researchers are trying to understand how exposure to trauma cases affects clinicians and how they can get the mental health care they may need. For now, there are more questions than answers. Mara Gordon
Addressing Veteran Suicides In Song And Prose Dan Johnson is a Texas singer and songwriter who's launched a non-profit called Operation Hemingway to educate the public, and especially veterans, about the warning signs of suicide. Wade Goodwyn
Cases Of Mysterious Paralyzing Condition Continue To Increase, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 252 cases of acute flaccid myelitis and has confirmed 90 cases. One or more viruses is suspected, but CDC says the cause is unknown. Rob Stein
Firearms And Dementia: How Do You Convince A Loved One To Give Up Their Guns? It's estimated that nearly half of all Americans over 65 own a gun or live with someone who does. And 7 million in the U.S. have dementia, a number that's expected to double within two decades. Melissa Block
The American Academy Of Pediatrics On Spanking Children: Don't Do It, Ever. The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidance on spanking children: Don't do it, ever. Dr. Jennifer Shu speaks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about why the guidance is so strong now.
Vitamin D And Fish Oil Supplements Mostly Disappoint In Long-Awaited Research Results After years of debate, a major government funded study failed to find any overall benefit of taking widely used supplements to protect against heart disease or cancer. Patti Neighmond
Why Did Bill Gates Give A Talk With A Jar Of Human Poop By His Side? Since 2011, the tech mogul has poured $200 million into developing new and improved toilets. At his Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing, the innovations were showcased for the first time. Katrina Yu
