Most caretakers of those with dementia need help navigating services, survey shows
A national survey of people who care for someone with dementia found that the vast majority could use help navigating a maze of services.
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Amid a black lung surge, Kentucky has made it harder for coal miners to get benefits
Kentucky has one black lung doctor left after the state legislature restricted who can review workers' compensation claims for the disease. This came amid a surge in black lung cases in Appalachia.
Humanitarian groups scramble to provide aid in Gaza as famine is 'imminent'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Médecins Sans Frontières Secretary General Chris Lockyear about the view from Gaza, and how the organization is operating there.
How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants
Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans.
U.S. drops in new global happiness ranking. One age group bucks the trend
A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.
Taxpayer-funded petrochemical plants are polluting communities, report finds
A fleet of new plastics plants in the U.S. often release illegal levels of air pollution, even while receiving big tax breaks from state and local governments, the report found.
Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here's what they sent us
For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.
Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals
A troubling new report from Louisiana shows how the state's abortion ban from 2022 is forcing doctors to delay or withhold medical care in ways that make pregnancy more dangerous.
In a pandemic milestone, the NIH ends guidance on COVID treatment
The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.
NIH scientists, studying Havana syndrome patients, find no physical trace of harm
Two new government studies found no medical explanation for the cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.