Martha Ann Overland

2 months ago | ctpublic.org | Martha Ann Overland |Lauren Frayer

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2 months ago | health.wusf.usf.edu | Ayesha Rascoe |Martha Ann Overland

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine has found that the 93 million CT scans performed in 2023 in the U.S. are projected to cause about 100,000 future cancers.

2 months ago | news.wfsu.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Martha Ann Overland

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

2 months ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Scott Simon |Martha Ann Overland

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone. Copyright 2025 NPR

2 months ago | mprnews.org | Martha Ann Overland

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between 60 and 100 percent, Washington State University's Honey Bees and Pollinators Program reported in March. Bee losses are not new — previous years have seen losses between 40 and 50 percent.