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As a soldier, Kit Parker saw horrific injuries. As a scientist, he led an effort to create high-tech dressings that speed healing and reduce scarring.

Researchers looked at states with medical marijuana dispensaries and those that allow home cultivation. They found lower use of opioids, when compared with states where marijuana remains illegal.

Authorities says some people are still missing after the blaze in the city of Kemerovo, about 2,200 miles east of Moscow.

One linguistics expert said referring to "optics" was a way to offer a non-apology along the lines of "I'm sorry you were offended."

Sheriff's deputies have arrested William Strampel, the 70-year-old former dean of Michigan State's College of Osteopathic Medicine. He faces four charges.

In a program called OB Nest, The Mayo Clinic has been using a telemedicine program that allows low-risk expectant mothers to forgo some standard prenatal visits.

At first, tests were positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus. Then something strange happened. The pigs stopped testing positive for that virus — but kept getting sick.

Nearly 25 percent of people are infected with worms. New research suggests that gut microbes may be able to help in waging war against the parasites.

Listeners tell NPR what changes — if any — they are making to how they use Facebook. This comes after news that the political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica used the 50 million users' data.

The deadline to pay off the hackers who have crippled many of the city's online services is fast approaching. It's uncertain whether the city will pay to save its data; it may even be too late.