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Opioid Epidemic ‘Road Map’ Shows 76 Billion Pills Distributed Between 2006 And 2012
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post reporter Scott Higham about federal data that shows the scope of the opioid crisis: 76 billion pills distributed between 2006 through 2012.
Overhauling Kidney Care
This week, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving the care of kidney patients. Nephrologist Amaka Eneanya talks with Scott Simon about some of the new initiatives.
Looking Back On The Many Times The Affordable Care Act Has Been Challenged
The Affordable Care Act is on trial again — this time at a federal appeals court in Louisiana. It’s the latest in a string of challenges to the healthcare overhaul since President Obama signed it.
Democrats Try To Distinguish Themselves On Health Care
NPR’s Sarah McCammon speaks with Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News about the Democratic presidential candidates’ health care policies.
Trump Directs Azar To Help Make Health Care Costs More Transparent
NPR’s Noel King talks to Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar about President Trump’s executive order issued Monday on health care pricing and transparency.
How One Father Became A Leading Activist In The Fight Against Opioids
When Greg McNeil’s son Sam died of a heroin overdose in 2015, after first becoming addicted to prescription pain pills, the father reinvented himself as an opioid activist.
How Safe Is Sunscreen And How Much Should We Wear?
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Trisha Calvo of Consumer Reports about a study that finds the active ingredients in sunscreen may be absorbed into the bloodstream.
What Missouri’s Fight Over Abortion Means For An Illinois Clinic Across The River
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Alison Dreith, the director of Hope Clinic in Granite City, Ill., about how the uncertainty of Missouri’s last abortion clinic is affecting her patients and staff.
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie On Allowing More Veterans To Seek Private Health Care
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Robert Wilkie, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, about a new program that launches June 6 that would allow more veterans to seek private health care.
What’s At Stake For Georgia If Hollywood Boycotts Over A New Abortion Law
A boycott of Georgia’s booming film industry could cause major damage to the state’s economy. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Bryn Sandberg of The Hollywood Reporter about how this could happen.
