Yuki Noguchi
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-21-2025 7PM EDT
Prostate cancer is very common, but also tends to be slow-growing. There's a blood test called the prostate-specific antigen, or PSA test. but it is prone to false positives. In the past, that led to unnecessary treatments, so the guidelines remain murky. In recent decades, the organization that issues recommendations, the U.S.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-21-2025 7PM EDT
Preventive Services Task Force, has seesawed especially for men aged 55 to 69. It gives its own recommendation of testing at that age group a tepid grade of C. For those over age 70, like the former president, screening is no longer recommended because the benefits would not outweigh the downsides of treatment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-19-2025 2PM EDT
Health disparity is among hundreds of terms federal agencies are reportedly scrubbing from websites and flagging for review in documents. For many researchers reliant on federal funding, that's raising concern. Dr. Fola May studies disease patterns at UCLA and worries the term disparity is misunderstood.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-19-2025 2PM EDT
The National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, both federal research funders, did not respond to requests seeking comment. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-10-2025 5AM EDT
Natural food dyes tend to be less bright and harder to source than chemical synthetic ones. But in an effort to promote that transition, the FDA approved two forms of natural blue extract from an algae called Galderia sulfuraria and butterfly pea flowers. It also approved calcium phosphate for use in making foods like cooked chicken and candy coating look white.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-10-2025 5AM EDT
The administration cites studies showing some petroleum-based food dyes are linked to behavioral problems like hyperactivity in children. Officials also say synthetic dyes are often used to make unhealthy, highly processed foods look more appetizing to young people. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST
Studies show an alarming increase in women getting cancer at younger ages. For many of those young adults, preserving the ability to have children after treatment is a huge concern. That includes Maggie Lauchs, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 28 and always wanted her own children.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 8PM EST
She's now age 40, cancer-free, and has had three children. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.