Federal judge blocks some rules on abortion pills in North Carolina
A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed.
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FDA advisors reject MDMA therapy for PTSD, amid concerns over research
A panel of advisors to the FDA voted against the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD.
New COVID variant FLiRT may be more transmissible but unlikely to make us more sick
A new set of variants that scientists are calling "FLiRT" is rising. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health about what it means for summer.
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?
Rural U.S. health care is in a crisis. We went to a Georgia town to see how people there experience it
NPR's A Martínez visits Georgia to see the problems some Americans have accessing healthcare and to hear from providers about what they need to fix it.
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.
In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around
An innovative program in Tampa aims to stop community violence by focusing on teens arrested for carrying guns. It offers support and mentors so they can get a new start outside of the jail system.
Greensboro water quality meets or surpasses EPA standards
Greensboro's 2023 Annual Drinking Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report shows that the city's water is safe to drink.
The push for embryo rights in state legislatures worries IVF patients and doctors
13 states introduced bills this year that could give rights to embryos and fetuses associated with people. None passed yet but IVF patients and doctors fear such laws could limit fertility treatment.
FDA reviews MDMA for PTSD treatment; Biden to issue executive order on border policy
The FDA will review data to decide whether to approve MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD treatment. Biden is expected to issue an executive order addressing asylum seekers at the southern border.