Oliver Sacks Was A Boundless Explorer Of The Human Brain
Oliver Sacks, the acclaimed British-American neurologist and author, has died of cancer at the age of 82.
Mental Health
How The Prescription Painkiller Fentanyl Became A Street Drug
The synthetic opioid fentanyl is used for surgery and to treat severe pain. Abuse has always been a problem. Now that it's being used to cut heroin, the risk of overdose or death has soared.
Illicit Version Of Painkiller Fentanyl Makes Heroin Deadlier
U.S. drug officials have traced a sharp spike in the already climbing death toll from heroin overdoses to an additive — acetyl fentanyl. The fentanyl is being cooked up in clandestine labs in Mexico.
Katrina Shut Down Charity Hospital But Led To More Primary Care
More than 70 percent of New Orleans residents say some progress has been made in the availability of medical services since the storm. Still, most say care for the poor continues to lag.
Snooze Alert: A Sleep Disorder May Be Harming Your Body And Brain
A lack of sleep can increase the risk of traffic accidents, heart attacks, diabetes and maybe even Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. Yet most people with sleep disorders don't get treatment.
Can Health Care Be Cured Of Racial Bias?
A growing body of research suggests that doctors' racial biases and other prejudices continue to affect the care patients received. Medical educators say self-awareness is an important first step.
They're Invisible In China: Portraits Of The Mentally Ill
A young photographer has won a scholarship for his work documenting the lives of six families in Guangdong province who are struggling with mental illness.
How Well Do War And Women's Health Mix?
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Col. Anne Naclerio, a medical doctor with the Army, about the simple steps that can be taken to help women before and during deployment to war zones.
'Play This Video Game And Call Me In The Morning'
Developers at Akili are working on a game they hope might one day be prescribed to treat mental health conditions like ADHD and depression. But first, they must get past the FDA.
How Your Brain Remembers Where You Parked The Car
When people saw photos that linked a famous person with a famous place, it changed the behavior of certain neurons in their brains. And it changed their memories, too.