Opinion: This Valentine's Day, I'm giving the gift of hearing
For people with damaged or diminished hearing, hearing aids are helpful devices that shouldn't carry stigma.
Health & Safety
Food holds special meaning on the Lunar New Year. Readers share their favorite dishes
Much like Thanksgiving, many dishes eaten during the Lunar New Year are special to the holiday. NPR readers shared their most cherished dishes.
Coronavirus FAQ: I'm immunocompromised. Will pills, gargles and sprays fend off COVID?
People who are immunocompromised continue to worry about COVID. A raft of products promise protection. Is there any evidence they can protect from infection or lessen severity of disease?
New Child Behavioral Health dashboard compiles critical statewide data
The online tool includes information on things like the percentage of children across the state diagnosed with depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, and substance use disorder. Metrics also include emergency department numbers.
Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.
Have a story about your sibling? Share it with us!
Siblings can have a profound effect on us in childhood and over the course of our lives. How have these bonds affected you? Share your story with us.
Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards
The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.
Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.
The Senate HELP committee questioned pharmaceutical CEOs about how much more Americans pay for the same drugs sold for less in Canada, Japan and Europe.
It's no surprise there's a global measles outbreak. But the numbers are 'staggering'
That's the adjective used by the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Global Immunization Division. Can the world bring this outbreak under control?
Sexual violence is an ancient and often unseen war crime. Is it inevitable?
"Conflict-related sexual violence" is as old as the Bible and as topical as current wars around the world. We talk to three experts about why it persists, why it's underreported and how to stop it.