Health & Safety
Open enrollment for ACA insurance is about to close. It's already a record year for sign-ups
Nearly 16 million people have enrolled so far, and people can still sign up in most places until Sunday.
Ryan Shazier was seriously injured in an NFL game. He has advice for Damar Hamlin
The players suffered different injuries, though in similar settings. The former Steeler reflects on the memories Hamlin's collapse brought back and what he learned from his own long road to recovery.
Anti-fatness keeps fat people on the margins, says Aubrey Gordon
In her new book You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, Aubrey Gordon tackles the biases and myths that she says keep fat people on the margins of society.
The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
In a victory for animal rights advocates, drugmakers can take their products to human clinical trials using alternative testing methods that don't involve animals.
New York City nurses end strike after reaching a tentative agreement
After three days on the picket line, more than 7,000 nurses are returning to work at the city's biggest hospitals with the promise of "concrete, enforceable safe staffing ratios," their union said.
Addiction treatments in pharmacies could help combat the opioid crisis
A small study shows pharmacists could play a key role in getting addiction medication directly into the hands of more people who need it. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 11, 2023.)
In praise of being late: The upside of spurning the clock
People who lose track of time aren't rude, researchers say — they may just be listening to their inner timekeeper instead of an external clock. Living according to "event time" has its benefits.
Offering addiction treatments in pharmacies could help combat the opioid crisis
A small study shows pharmacists could play a key role in getting addiction medication directly into the hands of more people who need it, but there are a lot of barriers to expanding the project.
Amid abortion bans, Muslim Americans turn back to their faith's ruling on abortion
Since the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about abortion?