Joe Neel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005601&ft=1&f=5005601 Joe Neel is NPR's deputy senior supervising editor and a correspondent on the Science Desk. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:04:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Joe Neel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5005601&ft=1&f=5005601 England Offering Free HIV Treatment For Visitors The National Health Service is providing care for short-term travelers. So if you're on holiday and run out of an HIV drug, the NHS will help out, gratis. But if you're thinking of going for a long time to get free care, you're probably out of luck. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:04:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/08/162510446/england-offering-free-hiv-treatment-for-visitors?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/08/162510446/england-offering-free-hiv-treatment-for-visitors?ft=1&f=5005601 The National Health Service is providing care for short-term travelers. So if you're on holiday and run out of an HIV drug, the NHS will help out, gratis. But if you're thinking of going for a long time to get free care, you're probably out of luck.

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]]> U.S. AIDS Cases Come Into View The first reports of AIDS were from Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco among gay and bisexual men. Even now, you can see the lingering geographic contours of how the epidemic unfolded with AIDSVu, an interactive map developed by Emory University's school of public health. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/13/156726433/u-s-aids-cases-come-into-view?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/13/156726433/u-s-aids-cases-come-into-view?ft=1&f=5005601 The first reports of AIDS were from Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco among gay and bisexual men. Even now, you can see the lingering geographic contours of how the epidemic unfolded with AIDSVu, an interactive map developed by Emory University's school of public health.

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]]> AIDS Returns To The U.S. Spotlight The leading international AIDS conference returns to the U.S. after a 22-year hiatus. A lot has happened in the years since the conference was last here. Treatments have turned a disease with a near-certain death sentence into a disease that people can live with for decades. And there is evidence that the epidemic could be greatly slowed or even stopped. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/23/157246791/aids-returns-to-the-u-s-spotlight?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/23/157246791/aids-returns-to-the-u-s-spotlight?ft=1&f=5005601 The leading international AIDS conference returns to the U.S. after a 22-year hiatus. A lot has happened in the years since the conference was last here. Treatments have turned a disease with a near-certain death sentence into a disease that people can live with for decades. And there is evidence that the epidemic could be greatly slowed or even stopped.

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]]> Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a <em>very</em> serious problem, and half said quality is a <em>very</em> serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey on health from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. Mon, 21 May 2012 00:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/21/153019327/poll-what-its-like-to-be-sick-in-america?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/21/153019327/poll-what-its-like-to-be-sick-in-america?ft=1&f=5005601 Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a very serious problem, and half said quality is a very serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey on health from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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]]> Controversial Cholesterol Pill Vytorin Shows Promise For Kidney Patients A Food and Drug Administration analysis shows a drop in heart attacks and strokes among people taking Vytorin in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, before they need dialysis. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/31/141880804/controversial-cholesterol-pill-vytorin-shows-promise-for-kidney-patients?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/31/141880804/controversial-cholesterol-pill-vytorin-shows-promise-for-kidney-patients?ft=1&f=5005601 A Food and Drug Administration analysis shows a drop in heart attacks and strokes among people taking Vytorin in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, before they need dialysis.

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]]> Pakistan Polio Spreading To China The polio strains isolated from 10 children in China were linked to virus circulating in Pakistan. They're the first confirmed cases of polio identified in China since 1999, according to the World Health Organization. Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/09/26/140806888/pakistan-polio-spreading-to-china?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/09/26/140806888/pakistan-polio-spreading-to-china?ft=1&f=5005601 The polio strains isolated from 10 children in China were linked to virus circulating in Pakistan. They're the first confirmed cases of polio identified in China since 1999, according to the World Health Organization.

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]]> U.S. Public Health Service Official Clarifies Stance On Uniforms Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Lyons of the U.S. Public Health Service clarifies a bulletin on uniforms — and our post about requiring a jacket or sweater during the summertime. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/16/139675683/u-s-public-health-service-official-clarifies-stance-on-uniforms?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/16/139675683/u-s-public-health-service-official-clarifies-stance-on-uniforms?ft=1&f=5005601 Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Lyons of the U.S. Public Health Service clarifies a bulletin on uniforms — and our post about requiring a jacket or sweater during the summertime.

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]]> Uniform: Not Just A Word, For Public Health Service's Commissioned Corps A heat wave is no reason to lower the uniform standards of the Commissioned Corps of The U.S. Public Health Service, which requires its members to "wear either the sweater or windbreaker jacket when outdoors," according to a new bulletin. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:17:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/15/139656710/uniform-not-just-a-word-for-public-health-services-commissioned-corps?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/08/15/139656710/uniform-not-just-a-word-for-public-health-services-commissioned-corps?ft=1&f=5005601 A heat wave is no reason to lower the uniform standards of the Commissioned Corps of The U.S. Public Health Service, which requires its members to "wear either the sweater or windbreaker jacket when outdoors," according to a new bulletin.

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]]> Doctors Say Giffords 'Holding Her Own' And Can Take Breaths Unaided Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making some progress in recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. A surgeon on the team caring for her said she was looking good and able to initiate breathing on her own. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:44:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/11/132834031/doctors-say-giffords-holding-her-own-and-able-to-take-breaths-unaided?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/11/132834031/doctors-say-giffords-holding-her-own-and-able-to-take-breaths-unaided?ft=1&f=5005601 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is making some progress in recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. A surgeon on the team caring for her said she was looking good and able to initiate breathing on her own.

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]]> Hopeful Signs But Many Questions For Giffords' Medical Outlook Rep. Giffords responded to a simple verbal command to show two fingers after surgery, a sign that for now, the speech center of the brain is at least partially intact. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:39:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/10/132805493/hopeful-signs-but-many-questions-for-giffords-medical-outlook?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/01/10/132805493/hopeful-signs-but-many-questions-for-giffords-medical-outlook?ft=1&f=5005601 Rep. Giffords responded to a simple verbal command to show two fingers after surgery, a sign that for now, the speech center of the brain is at least partially intact.

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]]> Chaos At Haiti Hospital As Cholera Patients Seek Treatment An emergency treatment center being built to relieve the pressure on a key hospital in the cholera epidemic was burned down, reportedly by people upset that it was too close to a school. Cholera cases are slowing, yet the scene remains chaotic. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/10/27/130862138/chaos-at-haiti-hospital-as-patients-seek-treatment?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/10/27/130862138/chaos-at-haiti-hospital-as-patients-seek-treatment?ft=1&f=5005601 An emergency treatment center being built to relieve the pressure on a key hospital in the cholera epidemic was burned down, reportedly by people upset that it was too close to a school. Cholera cases are slowing, yet the scene remains chaotic.

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]]> How Many People Die From Flu Each Year? Depends How You Slice The Data The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's says that the 36,000 annual flu death toll number the media's been using might not be so accurate anymore. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/08/26/129456941/annual-flu-death-average-fluctuates-depending-on-how-you-slice-it?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/08/26/129456941/annual-flu-death-average-fluctuates-depending-on-how-you-slice-it?ft=1&f=5005601 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's says that the 36,000 annual flu death toll number the media's been using might not be so accurate anymore.

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]]> Protesters Decry Funding Cuts At AIDS Conference The United States contributes a big portion of worldwide AIDS funding, yet the Obama Administration is being criticized for not doing more. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:51:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/19/128619487/protestors-decry-funding-cuts-as-aids-conference-convenes?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/19/128619487/protestors-decry-funding-cuts-as-aids-conference-convenes?ft=1&f=5005601 The United States contributes a big portion of worldwide AIDS funding, yet the Obama Administration is being criticized for not doing more.

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]]> FDA Documents Show Diabetes Drug Avandia Increases Heart Attack Risk An internal agency battle comes to light as FDA scientists say the popular diabetes drug is too risky to remain on the market. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:48:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/09/128406505/fda-documents-show-diabetes-drug-avandia-increases-heart-attack-risk?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/07/09/128406505/fda-documents-show-diabetes-drug-avandia-increases-heart-attack-risk?ft=1&f=5005601 An internal agency battle comes to light as FDA scientists say the popular diabetes drug is too risky to remain on the market.

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]]> Boehner Says Old GOP Pal Aiding Schoolyard Bully Washington, D.C. can be like a schoolyard. And the House GOP leader is accusing another powerful Republican of cutting a deal with a schoolyard bully. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/08/boehner_says_old_gop_pal_aidin.html?ft=1&f=5005601 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2009/08/boehner_says_old_gop_pal_aidin.html?ft=1&f=5005601 Washington, D.C. can be like a schoolyard. And the House GOP leader is accusing another powerful Republican of cutting a deal with a schoolyard bully.

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