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Romney Says No Thanks To Medicare

Now that he's 65, Romney is eligible for Medicare. But he does not want the coverage. If he changes his mind and signs up later, he may have to pay a penalty. Read More...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 2:13 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Where There's 'Sexting,' There May Be Sex

About 15 percent of high schoolers with cellphones said they had sent sexually explicit texts or images, according to a survey in Los Angeles. More than half of the students reported knowing someone who sexted. Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 17 2012 11:57 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Doctors Without Borders Challenges Wealthy Nations To Sustain AIDS Funding

A leading humanitarian group calls on donor nations to honor commitments to fund HIV/AIDS treatment. Read More...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 6:02 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

FDA Pushes For Safer Infusion Pumps

The FDA says a new approach is needed to cut the risks from infusion pumps. (iStockphoto.com) The FDA says a new approach is needed to cut the risks from infusion pumps. (iStockphoto.com) The FDA says a new approach is needed to cut the risks from infusion...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2010 8:43 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Hospitals, FDA, Medical devices

National Palace In Haiti Becomes Medical Staging Center

By Sabri Ben-Achour U.S. soldiers carry an injured person to a U.S. Navy helicopter outside the collapsed National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. (Gregory Bull/AP) U.S. soldiers carry an injured person to a U.S. Navy helicopter outside...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 8:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News

Filed under: Haiti

Shrinking Height Of Poor Women Reflects Lack of Food, Health Care

Measuring height gives clues to the health of nations. Many aren't measuring up. A new study finds that in 14 African countries, women are shorter than in previous generations. Read More...

Published Tue, Apr 26 2011 12:12 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Supreme Court Will Release Same-Day Audio Of Health Care Arguments

The court said it is making the same-day audio available because of the "extraordinary public interest" in the health care cases. The legal challenges to the Obama overhaul law are to be argued for six hours over a three-day period at the end...

Published Fri, Mar 16 2012 11:51 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Chill Out For A Better Workout

Getting hot and sweaty makes it hard for many people to keep exercising. A new study found that chilling people's palms while exercising helped them keep going. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 9:31 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Feds To Pay For Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads

These aren't the usual public service announcements. The $54 million "Tips from Smokers" campaign marks the first time the federal government plans to pay to run anti-smoking ads nationwide, Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 8:54 AM by Shots - Health Blog

Scientific American: U.S. Pig Farms May Be 'Flu Factories'

Writer Helen Branswell says in an article in Scientific American that American pig farms are virtual "flu factories" because monitoring of animal health is so weak. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 5:37 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

A Lively Mind: Your Brain On Jane Austen

Could modern cognitive theories explain character development in one of Janes Austen's most famous heroines — Pride and Prejudice 's Elizabeth Bennett? Read More...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 11:31 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Verdict: Haiti's Cholera Outbreak Originated In U.N. Camp

A United Nations panel finds that cholera spread quickly from a U.N. camp in the upper Artibonite River valley to waters used by tens of thousands of Haitians for bathing, washing and drinking. Read More...

Published Fri, May 06 2011 5:57 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog

Haiti's High-Tech Town Crier: Text Messages Against Cholera

The Red Cross has been blasting SMS messages twice a day to cell phone users in the epicenter of Haiti's cholera outbreak, the Artibonite River Valley, and to those in Port-au-Prince, who might see a cholera epidemic any day. Read More...

Published Wed, Oct 27 2010 5:47 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

<span>Deconstructing Some Of The What-Ifs From The Supreme Court</span>

If the Supreme Court strikes down the health overhaul law, what happens to the people who have benefited already? Here's a roundup of some answers to questions raised by the historic arguments. Read More...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 1:38 PM by Shots - Health Blog

Deer Get Revenge With A Pox On 2 Hunters

The men nicked their fingers while dressing deer carcasses. Within a few weeks angry-looking raised lesions appeared at the sites of the cuts. Scientists determined that a virus from the deer had infected the men. Read More...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 1:05 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog

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