Mar 18th, 2010 · Israel's emergency service said the rocket was fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip and killed a man in an agricultural community just north of Gaza. It was the first death from such an attack since Israel's Gaza offensive last year.
Mar 15th, 2010 · Should President Obama's health care proposal make it through Congress, estimates indicate there would not be close to enough doctors to care for the millions of newly insured. That's because America is facing an alarming shortage of primary care physicians. Many doctors turn to specialty practices to pay off massive loans. Host Michel Martin speaks with medical students Dan Henderson and Travelle Franklin-Ford about the decisions they'll soon face as new doctors and what they think should be done to support students and entice new recruits to the profession.
Mar 14th, 2010 · A medical invention currently in development may one day be able to create new organs, right there in the hospital. The 3-D bio-printer takes cells from a patient's failing organ and "prints out" a new organ — almost like a 3-D ink-jet printer. Guy Raz explains how the device works with the man who developed the prototype, Gabor Forgacs.
Mar 11th, 2010 · The man who won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Illinois vacated the seat after he was accused of beating his wife. Democrats now have to fill the slot and are accepting online applications from anyone interested. Two candidates: state Rep. Arthur Turner, who came in second in the original race, and Jill Jaffe, an unemployed certified medical assistant with no political experience.
Mar 11th, 2010 · Most women who give birth by cesarean section should have the option for vaginal delivery of subsequent children, experts recommended. Existing medical guidelines would have to be changed to make that approach more common.
Mar 9th, 2010 · Deborah Blum's history of the birth of forensic science details the work of Charles Norris, New York City's first chief medical examiner, and Alexander Gettler, Norris' head toxicologist. The two advanced many of the technologies that allow scientists to track toxic substances in the body.
Mar 6th, 2010 · At the start of the 20th century, poisoning was one of the easiest crimes to get away with. Until, that is, Dr. Charles Norris developed an early form of forensic medicine. Author Deborah Blum's new book, The Poisoner's Handbook, follows New York's first trained chief medical examiner as he solves a series of sensational cases.
Mar 5th, 2010 · When the town of Tracy, Calif., announced last month that it was going to start charging residents for 911 calls, many critics decried the growing practice of charging fees for a public service. It turns out Tracy is not alone; some other cities charge for calls for emergency medical treatment, and the practice is growing.