What President Biden and Republicans are saying about funding Medicare
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kaiser Health News correspondent Julie Rovner about the politics of Medicare ahead of debt ceiling talks in Washington.
Health & Safety
NASA teams with an elementary school project to test EpiPens in space
Students in a Canadian elementary school teamed with NASA to see if a life-saving drug would work in space: EpiPens.
In states with abortion bans, hospital ethics boards have the power to make exceptions
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dr. Anne Lyerly, a professor and OB-GYN, about how hospital ethics boards are being invoked when a patient requires a medical exception to an abortion ban.
A months-long landfill fire in Alabama reveals waste regulation gaps
An unregulated landfill that accepts vegetative waste has burned underground for months. Neighbors were inundated with smoke and left wondering why the site wasn't regulated in the first place.
How law enforcement is promoting a troubling documentary about 'sextortion'
Law enforcement organizations are promoting a new film about children being exploited into sharing sexual images and videos. But many of the film's key claims lack context.
Here's what we know about long COVID and its treatment
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dr. Leora Horwitz of NYU Langone Health about what we now understand about long COVID and its treatments.
Changing our clocks is a health hazard. Just ask a sleep doctor
A bipartisan group of senators wants to make daylight saving time permanent. But sleep experts say standard time is better, because it saves morning light and is more in sync with our natural rhythms.
What's driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?
E-bikes, scooters and other "micromobility devices" have soared in popularity — and the number of fires sparked by their rechargeable batteries is up, too. Here's how to keep yourself safe.
Mexico's leader denies his country's role in fentanyl crisis. Republicans are furious
Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.
Stone flakes made by modern monkeys trigger big questions about early humans
Monkeys using stones to crack open nuts generate many stone flakes accidentally that look exactly like the ones archaeologists have long thought early humans made intentionally as tools. Oops.