NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Carlos Gutierrez, a pediatrician in El Paso, Texas, about the medical needs of migrants and what actions should be taken to ensure their safety in detention centers.
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Most Federal Workers’ Health Coverage To Continue During Shutdown, Even If Pay Stops
Basic health insurance for most affected federal workers will stay in effect, but circumstances are murkier for contractors. (Image credit: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
‘Tidal Wave’: Hundreds Of Coast Guard Families Show Up To Pop-Up Boston Food Pantry
The group running a pop-up pantry says nearly 200 families stopped in to help themselves to food in the first few hours. Diapers and baby food are in high demand. (Image credit: Charles Field/MMSFI)
Why Families Break Up
You can’t pick your family. (Image credit: Owen Humphreys – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
A Drug That Eases Miscarriages Is Difficult For Women To Get
Despite evidence that mifepristone can help recovery from miscarriages, access to the medicine, which is commonly used to provide abortions, remains limited. (Image credit: Adria Malcolm for NPR)
Severe Flu Raises Risk Of Birth Problems For Pregnant Women, Babies
Pregnant women in intensive care with severe cases of the flu have a higher risk of giving birth to babies prematurely. The risk of breathing problems for the baby is also substantially higher. (Image credit: […]
New Treatment For Miscarriages Is Complicated By Abortion Debate
A medication commonly used to provide abortions can also help ease the recovery process for women experiencing miscarriage. Doctors find it difficult to navigate heavy regulations around the pill.
A Drug That Eases Miscarriages Is Difficult For Women To Get
Despite evidence that mifepristone can help recovery from miscarriages, access to the medicine, which is commonly used to provide abortions, remains limited. (Image credit: Adria Malcolm for NPR)
News Brief: Government Shutdown, Pompeo Speech, Miscarriage Treatment
Trump heads to McAllen, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. Secretary of State Pompeo, who’s in Egypt, speaks on U.S. policy in the region. A new treatment for miscarriage is mired in abortion debate.
Study: Coca-Cola Shaped China’s Efforts To Fight Obesity
A new report documents how Coke penetrated the government and influenced efforts to bring down the growing obesity rate — but not by cutting back on calories. (Image credit: Wang Zhide/VCG via Getty Images)