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Health & Safety
Biden signs an executive order to help with women's health research
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jennifer Klein, director of the White House Gender Policy Council, on the new $12 billion initiative on women's health research, signed by President Biden on Monday.
Biden administration bans the final kind of asbestos still legal in the U.S.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ellie Borst, who covers chemicals for Politico's E&E News, about the EPA joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed chrysotile asbestos.
Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023
That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.
More studies challenge the idea that Havana syndrome comes from foreign adversaries
Two new government studies found no unusual pattern of injury or illness in people with the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.
No reprieve for 'Cancer Alley': Louisiana pollution correlates with preterm births
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jessica Kutz, a reporter for The 19th, about a recent study that sheds light on how polluted air in Louisiana has affected pregnant people and their children.
Winston-Salem's Behavioral Evaluation and Response Team receives $700,000 to expand services
The Behavioral Evaluation and Response Team was designed to alleviate the stress of 911 calls related to mental health counseling, medication and domestic disputes, to name a few. Just under a year in, the pilot program recently received $700,000 to expand its services.
The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024
Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.
In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm
The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.