Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help Veterinarians have suicide rates of more than double that of the general population. One group is building an online community to give advice and help out when stress adds up. Samantha Balaban
Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K. John Otis
Vaping And Vitamin E Officials at the New York state health department are now focused on vitamin E as one possible culprit in the cluster of respiratory illnesses among people who vaped cannabis. Allison Aubrey
Vitamin E Suspected In Serious Lung Problems Among People Who Vaped Cannabis New York officials say tests found high levels of vitamin E in cannabis vaping products used by people who developed lung damage. But it's only one of many possible causes still under investigation. Joe Neel, Allison Aubrey
Why The Measles Surge Could Open The Door To A Host Of Other Diseases There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza viruses to diarrheal disease. Nurith Aizenman
Seattle kids without measles vaccine or paperwork will be excluded from school When Tracy Bennett, the head of Seattle Waldorf School, got word last spring that the state would make it a lot harder to forgo the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, she got to work. Isolde Raftery
Scientists Unveil Weed Breathalyzer, Launching Debate Over Next Steps Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed the latest tool to detect THC — the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — in a person's breath. Francesca Paris
U.S. Drugmakers Target The Booming Opioid Market In India NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News about how U.S. companies are contributing to the burgeoning pain management market, and rising opioid addiction crisis in India.
Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom Some 14 million U.S. households are struggling to get enough to eat — a return to pre-recession levels. The USDA data comes as the Trump administration proposes tightening eligibility for food aid. Pam Fessler
How High Heat Can Impact Mental Health A new NPR probe found low-income areas in dozens of major U.S. cities are more likely to be hotter than wealthier ones, and people with severe mental illness are impacted by that increase in heat. Nora Eckert