Vaccinating Kids Helps Adults Avoid Flu
Mar 10th, 2010 · Researchers studying isolated communities in Canada showed that immunizing children against influenza lowered flu rates among unvaccinated adults by 60 percent.
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How Health Overhaul Could Affect 'Young Invincibles'
Mar 8th, 2010 · Under the health bills being debated in Congress, young adults would be required to buy insurance - but they could buy low-cost "catastrophic" plans, requiring high deductibles. That's igniting a fierce debate whether young adults — sometimes known as "young invincibles" — would benefit from such plans.
Health Overhaul To Expand Medicaid To All Poor Adults
Mar 8th, 2010 · Long excluded by Medicaid programs in most states, millions of low-income adults without children could qualify for coverage under Democratic health overhaul proposals.
The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet
Feb 28th, 2010 · Scientists used to think teenage brains are just like those of adults — with fewer miles on them. But they're not. Teens' brains are developmentally different. One neurologist mother decided to get to the roots of her son's maddening behavior.
Recession May Haunt U.S. For Years
Feb 22nd, 2010 · Don Peck of The Atlantic predicts this era of joblessness will cripple marriage as we know it, devastate inner cities and define the character of a generation of young adults. Peck and the New York Times' Steven Greenhouse talk about how the recession is changing the nation.
Dental Coverage Cuts Leave California's Poor In Pain
Feb 20th, 2010 · In California, it's been seven months since some 3 million poor and disabled adults lost their dental coverage to budget cuts. In interviews with dozens of dentists and safety-net clinics around the state, providers say patients are foregoing routine cleanings and delaying care until the pain is unbearable.
Exclusive First Listen: Clem Snide
Feb 14th, 2010 · The Meat of Life, one of the wry, unpredictable Nashville band's most adult records, is as thought-provoking as it is engagingly catchy. Clem Snide's seventh album will stream at NPR Music in its entirety until its release on Feb. 23.
'Percy Jackson' Brings Daddy Issues To Mt. Olympus
Feb 11th, 2010 · Chris Columbus directs a young-adult fantasy about an angsty teen who learns he's the son of Poseidon — and finds himself caught up in a conflict among the gods. Special effects and a modern spin on mythology it's got, but Harry Potter it is not.
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