How residents of Baltimore are coping with the smoke coming from Canada
Homeless shelters handed out masks and schools cancelled activities as Baltimore residents endured another day of smoky air from wildfires in Canada.
Health & Safety
Staying safe in smoky air is particularly important for some people. Here's how
Much of the Northeast U.S. is blanketed in a murky haze of wildfire smoke. For most people breathing this air is unpleasant, for others it can be life-threatening. There are ways to reduce the risk.
Two Triad senior living organizations announce merger
Two Triad senior living organizations will soon consolidate.
An eating disorders chatbot offered dieting advice, raising fears about AI in health
The National Eating Disorders Association took down a controversial chatbot, after users showed how the newest version could dispense potentially harmful advice about dieting and calorie counting.
Kangaroo care gets a major endorsement. Here's what it looks like in Ivory Coast
A new study looks at the reduction in mortality among vulnerable babies if kangaroo care — skin-to-skin contact — is started soon after birth.
Asian Americans are at high risk for diabetes. Here's what can help
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often develop diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors from these communities are pushing for earlier screenings and lifestyle changes.
FDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babies
A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a long-acting antibody drug that can protect infants from the seasonal virus, RSV.
Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke
As most New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the hazardous smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner.
Advice from the West Coast to the East Coast on staying safe under smoky skies
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery about advice she's learned living under smoky skies after 22 years in San Francisco.
Eating disorder helpline takes down chatbot after it gave weight loss advice
The National Eating Disorders Association has indefinitely taken down a chatbot after the bot produced diet and weight loss advice. The nonprofit had already closed its human-staffed helpline.