A Gambian Nurse Fights Pain Without Pills As the U.S. grapples with the opioid crisis, pain medication is in short supply in some other parts of the world. One nurse in the Gambia explains how she addresses pain with tools other than drugs. Jason Beaubien
Vape producers say states don't have authority to issue ban A national trade organization and one of its members have filed a lawsuit to try to block the states ban on flavored vaping products. Angela King
Bellevue police arm themselves with Narcan to combat rise in overdoses Heroin and fentanyl are becoming a bigger problem in Bellevue, and now police are arming themselves with an overdose antidote Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
2 Ohio Counties Reach Settlement In Lawsuit Over Opioid Epidemic Three U.S. drug distributors and a manufacturer reached a last-minute deal with two Ohio counties Monday, avoiding what would have been the first trial in a federal case on the opioid crisis. Brian Mann
Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers NPR's Michel Martin talks about the rising rates of suicide among teens and law enforcement officers with three experts: Sgt. Kevin Briggs, Jonathan Singer and Catherine Barber.
California Wants To Train Doctors To Prevent Gun Deaths NPR's Scott Simon asks UC Davis Health psychiatrist Amy Barnhorst about training doctors to prevent gun deaths through counseling patients.
What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists? Black scientists more often seek grants for community health studies, but molecular-level research proposals win more funding. More diversity throughout the process could help close the gap, says NIH. Emily Vaughn
‘We feel like there's a serial killer on the street.’ Fentanyl’s death toll in the Seattle area Gabe Lilienthal, a Ballard High School student, died on September 29, after taking what he thought was oxycodone. Kim Malcolm
Juul Suspends Sales of Flavored Vapes And Signs Settlement To Stop Marketing To Youth Flavored e-cigarettes have hooked millions of teens to nicotine. Now, Juul says it will suspend sales of many flavors. Some call the move too little, too late. Allison Aubrey
Vaping Giant Juul Settles Lawsuit, Will Not Market To Teens And Children An environmental group sued e-cigarette maker Juul and achieved a settlement that will restrict the company's marketing practices in several ways. Plus, the latest on vaping illnesses from the CDC. Allison Aubrey
