In an unprecedented public hearing, a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration considered whether the pricey drug Avastin should keep its approval for the treatment of breast cancer. The agency is , and we talk about the outcome of the hearing in this week's podcast.
Looking to cool off at the beach this summer? We and the duds from around the nation when it comes to pollution.
We check in on a new series of stories about women and childbirth. NPR's Melissa Block on a drug that can prevent deaths from bleeding after childbirth but is controversial because it can also be used for abortions.
Another series from NPR's investigative team looks at , a diagnosis that often comes up in legal cases involving allegations of child abuse. Some doctors, including the , are rethinking the condition.
And we hear from gerontologist Mark Lachs about how some rates of disease, disability and death .
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