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Colorado looks to midwives to solve the state's labor and delivery care shortage
by Rebecca Tauber
More than half of America’s rural hospitals lack labor and delivery services. The University of Colorado is trying to help close the gap by training nurse midwives to work in rural areas.
Examining what Mayorkas said about Biden's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border
A review about what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had to say about President Biden's executive order.
Biden is taking action to temporarily close the Southern border to asylum-seekers
by Michel Martin
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about President Biden's new executive order that could shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Morning news brief
President Biden is expected to announce new asylum rules. After a month-long election in India, the prime minister's party is in the lead. A chemical in ecstasy may soon be approved to treat PTSD.
Lagging ticket sales may indicate a challenging time for the live music industry
by A Martínez
NPR's A Martinez talks with Dave Clark, an editor at Ticket News, about why consumers are thinking twice before buying tickets to see their favorite artist this summer.
Results are being tabulated in India's 6-week election
Initial results suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the BJP party will become prime minister for the third time.
Biden is expected to announce new asylum rules for migrants at the border
President Biden is expected to issue an executive order Tuesday that would greatly reduce the number of asylum-seekers allowed into the country.
In February, Medicare began negotiating behind closed doors for lower drug prices
After a 2022 law lifted the ban on Medicare negotiating drug prices, the government is in talks to lower prices on 10 medicines that cost the program billions of dollars a year. How's it going?
Montana Gov. Gianfort faces a primary challenge for not being conservative enough
by Shaylee Ragar
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is being challenged from the right during a primary election this year. His opponent says the incumbent, who once body-slammed a reporter, isn’t conservative enough.
MDMA, the chemical found in the drug ecstasy, may soon be approved to treat PTSD
There's excitement and controversy swirling around the potential use of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. On Tuesday, a panel of advisers to the FDA will evaluate the data.