A Florida choir helps people with dementia find connection through music
A chorus of professional singers and people with dementia perform Western-themed songs as a part of a support group for people dealing with memory loss.
Health & Safety
In between shoveling, we asked folks from hot spots about their first time seeing snow
If snow has lost its charms for you, consider what it's like to experience it for the first time. People from the Global South and other snowless places share what it was like to discover snow.
Charcuterie sold at Costco and Sam's Club is being linked to a salmonella outbreak
The CDC says there have been at least 47 illnesses across 22 states tied to the outbreak, which officials believe is linked to charcuterie meat trays sold at the two wholesale stores.
Global buzzwords for 2024: Gender apartheid. Climate mobility. Mega-election year
2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.
New cancer cases expected to hit record high in 2024
An American Cancer Society report estimates new cancer cases this year will hit a record high of more than 2 million.
In this Oklahoma town, almost everyone knows someone who's been sued by the hospital
U.S. hospitals face growing scrutiny over aggressive debt collection tactics. At one community hospital, few patients get financial aid when they can't afford to pay. Many more are taken to court.
Kids of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S., research finds
From neonatal and primary care to emergency medicine, kids got lower-quality care than their white peers, researchers found. Disparities include longer waits and less pain medication for broken bones.
Maine's mass shooting has renewed calls for stricter gun laws
Historically, efforts to tighten gun laws in Maine have been ignored by lawmakers. But after a mass shooting last year left 18 people dead, activists say renewed calls for reform now have greater traction.
The mother of an Uvalde victim reacts to the DOJ report on the shooting
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kimberly Mata-Rubios about the Department of Justice report released today on their findings of the Uvalde school shooting. Her daughter Lexi was one of the 19 students
Kamala Harris is stepping up to address gun violence for 2024
Vice President Harris is taking a more front-and-center role on addressing gun violence, a key issue for young voters in 2024.