A look at PEPFAR's legacy: 20 years of fighting AIDS
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with epidemiologist Dr. Helene Gayle about the 20th anniversary of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Health & Safety
My meeting with Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese doctor who dared speak the truth about SARS
In 2003, the military surgeon watched in disbelief as Chinese officials downplayed how SARS was spreading — and took the risk of alerting the media to the cover-up. He died this past week at age 91.
Two more drug companies joined Eli Lilly in lowering the cost of insulin
More drug companies lowered list prices for insulin this week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kaiser Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith about what that means for patients.
How the overturn of Roe v. Wade is impacting medical students entering gynecology
State abortion laws are changing the way some medical residents in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology will be trained.
Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?
The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.
A woman convicted in Poland for aiding abortion says she did what was right
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Justyna Wydrzynska, co-founder of Abortion Dream Team, who was convicted in Poland for helping a woman acquire abortion pills.
Read the transcript: What happened inside the federal hearing on abortion pills
Read the transcript from Wednesday's hearing before Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in a federal case that could decide the future of access to a major abortion pill.
WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know
Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.
Forsyth County residents speak out about lack of mental health services at town hall
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services hosted a mental health town hall in Forsyth County Thursday night. Many attendees raised concerns about the state’s lack of services.
What is Babesiosis? A rare tick-borne disease is on the rise in the Northeast
Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states.