Many LGBTQ+ women face discrimination and violence, but find support in friendships
A new survey documents the challenges LGBTQ+ women encounter throughout their lives — from harassment and discrimination to domestic violence.
Health & Safety
Reddit says new accessibility tools for moderators are coming. Mods are skeptical
In response to the new changes, set to roll out starting Saturday, moderators expressed a lack of confidence that Reddit's promises to improve accessibility will be substantial in the long run.
What we do — and don't yet — know about the malaria cases in the U.S.
Five local cases of malaria in the U.S. have been reported --mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite bit and infected the individuals. How worried should we be? Is climate change a factor?
A judge's ruling allows nearly all of North Carolina's revised 12-week abortion law to take effect
A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina's revised 12-week abortion law scheduled to begin this weekend can take effect, while temporarily blocking one rule that doctors feared could expose them to criminal penalties.
State health secretary talks health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community as Pride month closes
North Carolina public health leaders met this week to discuss health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community.
He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy
After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.
Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found U.S. deaths involving xylazine, known on the street as Tranq, had already risen 35-fold by 2021.
Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?
A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.
Chicago pneumologist talks side effects of wildfire smoke on the lungs
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Kalhan, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine, about the impact of wildfire smoke in Chicago, which claimed the world's worst air quality earlier this week.
Opioids are not the best way to treat short-term back pain, study finds
A carefully conducted study of treatments for short-term back pain finds that opioids aren't the best approach. The results throw into question current guidelines.