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The 'Morning After' Pill: How It Works And Who Uses It

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Plan B is available over the counter for people 17 and older.

By Patti Neighmond

Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 10:52 am

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Access to emergency contraception has swirled at the center of a recent flurry of debate over insurance coverage. It's a pill women can take if their birth control fails or they forget to use it.

The most popular brand of emergency contraception is called "Plan B One-Step." You might better know it as the morning-after pill. Today, about 10 percent of sexually active women say they've used it.

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Sun February 5, 2012

Songs To Spin To, From A Fitness Guru

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For gymgoers, the right soundtrack can be a critical part of an effective workout.

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For the latest installment of The Ultimate NPR Workout Mix, Morning Edition reached out to someone who makes workout mixes for a living.

Justin Rubin teaches spin classes at Equinox Fitness in Los Angeles, where dozens of riders fill a dark room, pedaling against varying resistance levels on stationary bikes. Riders reserve their bikes online 26 hours before a class, and the bikes for Rubin's class are gone within minutes. The key to his popularity: People love his music.

4:39 pm

Sun February 5, 2012

Stopping The 'Brain Drain' Of The U.S. Economy

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Recent surveys show that a large percentage of graduates from the nation's top schools are taking jobs in consulting or financial sector.

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Yale University student Marina Keegan received an email last May from Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds, offering her $100 if she said why she didn't apply for a summer internship.

Keegan, an English major, decided to take Bridgewater up on its offer.

"It was only sort of once I was inside the room when I realized ... maybe I'm helping them perfect their recruiting machine, which is exactly what we were doing," Keegan tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.

4:00 pm

Sun February 5, 2012

New Staging Of 'Yentl' Tells A Transgender Girl's Story

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Actress Hillary Clemens portrays Yentl/Anshel in the new staging of Isaac Bashevis Singer's play at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Fla.

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Tomorrow Is Breaking

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is probably best known for her 1995 hit single, "I Kissed a Girl." These days, she's taking on a new musical project: the gender-bending play by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Yentl.

Barbra Streisand turned Singer's play into her 1984 hit movie musical of the same name. Although Sobule's version features music, it's a little more Singer and a little less Streisand.

"She changed the ending and made it kind of Funny Girl coming to America. ... We keep to the word," Sobule tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz.

2:56 pm

Sun February 5, 2012

Fewer Autopsies Mean Crucial Info Goes To The Grave

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Colleagues of Renee Royak-Schaler at the University of Maryland School of Medicine paid for and conducted an autopsy that revealed that cancer had ravaged her body. Today, autopsies are conducted on just 5 percent of patients.

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Jeffrey Schaler addresses family and friends gathered to remember his late wife, Renee Royak-Schaler. "There's a sense of peace" in knowing why she died, he says.

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Originally published on Tue May 8, 2012 2:52 pm

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A half-century ago, autopsies — sometimes called the ultimate medical audit — were an integral part of American health care, performed on roughly half of all patients who died in hospitals. But today, autopsies are conducted on roughly 5 percent of such patients, and experts say that is a troubling trend.

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