Are there places you should still mask in, forever? Three experts weigh in
NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.
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N.C. introduces new online registry to expedite behavioral health treatment
North Carolina has instituted a new online tool to help decrease wait times for behavioral health care.
Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits
Ten former players are suing the National Football League, claiming its doctors were biased and purposely gave them unfavorable reports so the NFL could justify not paying for disability benefits.
Are Medicare and Medicaid too bloated to survive without changes?
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about the future of both programs.
Medicare announces plan to recoup billions from drug companies
Drugmakers will be required to pay Medicare back for price increases that outpace inflation. The industry is expected to put up a fight over implementation.
Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87
Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.
Florida high school athletes won't have to report their periods after emergency vote
The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors has voted to remove questions about athletes' menstrual history from a required health form for participation in school sports.
Junk food abounds on YouTube videos for kids
Child influencers have huge followings on social media. A new study finds that their videos are frequently exposing their young viewers to junk foods like candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks.
'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' chronicles Nan Goldin's career of art and activism
Filmmaker Laura Poitras and Goldin discuss their Oscar-nominated documentary about efforts to remove the Sackler family name from prominent museums amid the opioid epidemic.
A food subsidy many college students relied on is ending with the pandemic emergency
A pandemic program that increased food subsidies is ending. In Oregon, advocates warn that could be crippling for some college students. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Feb. 8, 2023.)