Health & Safety

Parts of California to have Care Court for those with untreated severe mental illness

5:41pm March 27, 2023

by Eric Westervelt

Eight California counties are creating "Care Courts" for people with untreated severe mental illness. A judge may order treatment that counties must fund. Civil liberties groups have sued to stop it.

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New local program will provide low-income residents with fresh food

3:05pm March 27, 2023

by Eileen Rodriguez

A new program will provide fresh food for low-income residents experiencing health issues.

Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available.

Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal

1:32pm March 27, 2023

by Rose Conlon

It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics of abortion rights groups in a post-Roe America.

Miseducated: A Series on Teen Sexual Health

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Miseducated: What even is PrEP?

8:22am March 27, 2023

by Katy Cox, William Martin

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Drug shortages and national security

5:00pm March 26, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Marta Wosińska, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the rise in prescription drug shortages and what can be done to fix it.

Why the COVID-19 death rate varies dramatically across the US

2:04pm March 26, 2023

by Miles Parks

NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. - and how that might improve future outcomes.

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Kelna Begum, 30, stands with her child in front of a building that's been raised to survive seasonal floods in her village of Golabari in the Sunamganj region of northern Bangladesh.

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

9:48am March 26, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

Health & Safety

A common-sense initiative in Boston aims to reduce maternal mortality among Black women

9:06am March 26, 2023

by Priyanka D McCluskey

One of the complications contributing to high U.S. maternal mortality among Black women is preeclampsia. A common-sense initiative in Boston gives women a blood pressure cuff to take home.

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Life expectancy around the world decreased in 2020 due to COVID-19. Most peer countries rebounded by 2021, while the U.S. continued to decline.

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'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

12:45pm March 25, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.

You asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answers

7:00am March 25, 2023

In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mic to you for a special edition of 'Hidden Viruses.'