Health & Safety

Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin has vowed to do away with Kynect, the successful state-run insurance exchange.

What Happens If Kentucky Dismantles Its Health Insurance Exchange?

2:50pm December 01, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

Supporters of Kentucky's insurance exchange have asked the governor-elect to reconsider a pledge he made to shutter it and shift people to the federally run HealthCare.gov.

Eduardo Gonzalez is HIV positive. His mother died of AIDS; his father, who's HIV positive, is in jail. The boy lives at Eunime, a Tijuana facility for children whose parents have faced AIDS in their family and who may themselves be infected.

Health & Safety

These Are The Faces Of People Facing HIV/AIDS: #WorldAidsDay

2:40pm December 01, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

They are children, sex workers, drug users who live in fear of HIV. The portraits and stories are featured in a new book set in Tijuana: "Tomorrow Is A Long Time."

Calling relatives they hadn't spoken to since 2013: from left to right, Chol Lul Walou, approximately 60, called her daughter and son-in-law; Simon Lam Yiek, 33, called his brother; Nyanchan Maluol Mot, 19, called her sister.

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They Haven't Spoken To Family In Years. Now They Get A 3-Minute Call

2:05pm December 01, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Millions of South Sudanese have been displaced by two years of civil conflict. They've lost touch with family. Now they have a rare chance to call home.

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Expanded Medicaid Coverage Means More Women Get Mammograms

12:14pm December 01, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Low-income women were 25 percent more likely to get screened for breast cancer in states that expanded their Medicaid programs early under the Affordable Care Act.

Abortion Providers Raise Security Concerns After Planned Parenthood Shooting

7:27pm November 30, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper about how performing abortions has made her a target for anti-abortion groups. She is an OB-GYN and family planning fellow in Washington, D.C.

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#GivingTuesday pulled in $46 million in charitable donations in 2014.

Love It Or Hate It, #GivingTuesday Has Become 'A Thing'

5:38pm November 30, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Ho ho ho, you've shopped till you've dropped a bundle. Now along comes #GivingTuesday. Is this the best way to encourage charity in the holiday season?

Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

5:20pm November 30, 2015

by Ben Markus

The suspect in the shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was in court Monday. Robert L. Dear faces multiple counts after the deadly attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.

Remembering The Victims Of The Planned Parenthood Shooting In Colorado

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

NPR remembers the three people killed in last Friday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.

Pope Francis arrives at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala during the Ugandan stage of his trip.

What Pope Francis Did — And Didn't — Say On His First Trip To Africa

4:08pm November 30, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

He spoke about bribery, war, water and peace between Muslims and Christians — but stayed silent on gay rights.

A Mother Asks If She's Selfless Enough To Care For A Son With Autism

2:59pm November 30, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

Sophie Sartain watched her grandmother take care of her intellectually disabled aunt, Dona, and thought that she could never be that devoted. Then her son was diagnosed with autism.