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What Exactly Is K2, The Synthetic Cannabinoid?

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks to Dr. Kathryn Hawk, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, about synthetic marijuana, also known as K2.

Japanese Medical School Admits To Rigging Entrance Exams To Hurt Women Candidates

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Reuters reporter Elaine Lies about how a Japan medical school deliberately manipulated entrance test scores to decrease the amount of women who attended.

Even Famous And Successful Black Women Can Encounter Serious Pregnancy Complications

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine, about the fact that black mothers have a higher mortality rate than white mothers.

Trump Administration Suspends Insurance Payments Under Affordable Care Act

Michel Martin speaks with New Mexico Health Connections founder, Dr. Martin Hickey and Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Mathews about the suspension of billions of dollars in payments to encourage insurers to participate in Obamacare.

Trump Administration Suspends Insurance Payments Under Affordable Care Act

Michel Martin speaks with New Mexico Health Connections founder, Dr. Martin Hickey and Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Mathews about the suspension of billions of dollars in payments to encourage insurers to participate in Obamacare.

Reporter John Carreyrou On The ‘Bad Blood’ Of Theranos

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou about his new book, Bad Blood, which takes a deep look at the Theranos scandal.