Where the U.S. stands with long COVID after the pandemic
Four years since the pandemic hit, patients with long COVID are still fighting for answers.
Health & Safety
Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Delta-8, an unregulated form of THC, is popular among high school students
Derived from hemp, it has similar effects to delta-9 THC, the main intoxicant in marijuana. It's fueling a rise in calls to poison control.
Indian judge says billion-dollar ayurvedic company has taken the public 'for a ride'
The country's supreme court has temporarily banned Patanjali, a leading maker of ayurvedic products with ties to the prime minister, from advertising certain items due to a history of false claims.
How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated
The peer-reviewed study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says a pregnancy checkbox on national death certificates inflates the death rate.
Olivia Rodrigo concertgoers got a show — and free emergency contraceptives
As part of an initiative for reproductive health care access, advocacy groups handed out emergency contraception pills and condoms to fans at the Olivia Rodrigo concert in St. Louis on Tuesday night.
In 'Unshrinking,' a writer discusses coming out as fat and pushing back against bias
Kate Manne tried to shrink her body for years before embracing her size as part of a "natural, normal human variation." She says the fight against fat phobia must start in the doctor's office.
Why a new report on child mortality is historic, encouraging — and grim
Child mortality has hit a historic low around the world — fewer then 5 million deaths a year. But experts believe that millions more could be saved by relatively cheap, simple interventions.
Paul Alexander, forced into an iron lung by polio in 1952, dies at 78
"More than anything, I believe he would want others to know they are capable of great things," Alexander's friend Christopher Ulmer told NPR.
9 energizing ideas that can put a spring in your step
Boost confidence, joy and add movement to your life with these creative and science-backed actions.