Kate Pickert Writes About Her Ordeal With Cancer In 'Radical' NPR's Noel King talks to Kate Pickert about surviving cancer. Pickert is the author of the new book, Radical: The Science, Culture, and History of Breast Cancer in America.
An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash After his son developed a rare eye cancer, a chemist in Texas developed a smart phone app that uses a camera and artificial intelligence to detect early signs of eye disease. Joe Palca
Screaming Into The Void: How Outrage Is Hijacking Our Culture, And Our Minds Turn on the news or look at Twitter, and it's likely you'll be bombarded by outrage. Many people have come to believe that the only way to spark change is to incite anger. This week on Hidden Brain, how outrage is hijacking our conversations, our communities, and our minds. Shankar Vedantam
3 Physician-Scientists Will Share 2019 Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine Three scientists will share this year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine by discovering the mechanism cells use to sense and respond to oxygen. Richard Harris
What Causes A Rare Disease That Paralyzes Kids? Researchers Home In On A Virus It starts out like a common viral respiratory illness but leads to terrifying symptoms, including paralysis. Could a common virus be behind the illness? Allison Aubrey
Lawmakers Seek Protections For Workers Against Lung Damage Tied To Making Countertops In a letter, they urge the Labor Department to ensure safe levels of silica dust at workplaces that cut popular "engineered stone." At least 18 workers have recently suffered severe lung damage. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Illinois Lawmaker Discusses New Planned Parenthood Facility NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Illinois State Rep. Katie Stuart about a secret Planned Parenthood built in her district that will expand reproductive health services in the area.
Working Past Retirement Age Bob Orozco is 89 and still leading fitness classes at the YMCA. He's among the 25% of Americans who are of retirement age but choose to keep working. Ina Jaffe
How To Talk To Teens About Vaping Vaping has attracted a new generation to nicotine, and is fueling a dangerous outbreak of lung disease. If you're a parent of a teen you're probably worried. But what should you say to your kids? Emily Vaughn
The End Of Guinea Worm Was Just Around the Corner. Not Anymore The World Health Organization had hoped to eradicate the painful parasite by 2020. That deadline just got moved a decade into the future. And dogs are part of the problem.
