Health & Safety

Some say the new appropriations bill contains language that will free up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do more gun violence research, but others are more skeptical that anything will change.

The Martinez family has been waiting more than a year for a neurologist to diagnose the son's condition. He needs a diagnosis to be eligible for the health care he needs, but can't get an appointment.

This spring, Ireland holds a referendum on abortion, which is currently illegal in the country. But a network of abortion providers and volunteers helps thousands of Irish women travel abroad each year for the procedure — mostly to the U.K.

This episode of the Invisibilia podcast explores how people often perceive the wishes and motives of others incorrectly, as in the case of two Taiwanese brothers and their mother's tenant.