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States Offer Privacy Protection For Young Adults On Parents' Health Plan
When children up to the age of 26 can stay on the family health insurance plan, it can be difficult for them to keep their medical information private from Mom and Dad.
Fallout From Supreme Court Ruling Against Texas Law's Abortion Restrictions
While Texas' law governing clinics that perform abortions was among the most restrictive, many other states have laws with some of the same provisions.
Supreme Court Overturns Texas Law Restricting Abortion
The Supreme Court ruled Monday on a case out of Texas with major implications for access to abortion services.
How FluMist Slipped From Preferred To Passe
A CDC advisory panel concluded the nasal spray vaccine is so ineffective that it shouldn't be used by anyone during the 2016-2017 flu season. Until 2015, the spray was the top choice for kids.
Inside A Secret Government Warehouse Prepped For Health Catastrophes
More than $7 billion in drugs, vaccines and supplies are stashed in warehouses to be tapped in case of a pandemic or an attack with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. NPR got a peek at one.
Supreme Court Texas Abortion Ruling Threatens Other State Laws
The Supreme Court's decision striking down Texas laws limiting abortion access could have significant impacts in other states.
Texans React To Supreme Court's Ruling On State Abortion Law
People in Texas react to the Supreme Court's decision Monday overturning a state law cutting the number of health clinics that perform abortions.
Supreme Court Finds Texas Law On Abortion Providers Unconstitutional
The 2-year-old law required clinics that provide abortions to have surgical facilities and doctors to have hospital admitting privileges; the justices reversed a federal appeals court decision, 5-3.
The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down
The day after Solicitor General Donald Verrilli announced he was stepping down, he sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg to reflect on his five years as the government's chief advocate.