All N.C. food stamp recipients will continue to receive maximum benefits through February
North Carolina food stamp recipients will continue to receive the maximum benefit amount through February, regardless of their eligibility.
Health & Safety
Cervical cancer kills Black women at a disproportionately higher rate than whites
Cervical cancer, which is largely preventable, and if caught early, highly treatable, has an outsized impact on Black women's mortality, a January study finds.
As new COVID cases drop, can we be optimistic about the pandemic's end?
As COVID-19 cases drop, the U.S. hospitalization rate is still high — as is the death rate. Still, many infectious disease experts are cautiously optimistic for the upcoming months.
News brief: U.K. monitors Russia-Ukraine crisis, COVID cases, massive snowstorm
The U.K. may send more troops to Eastern Europe to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. New COVID-19 cases are falling significantly nationwide. Massachusetts was hit the hardest by a weekend blizzard.
January is cervical cancer awareness month in the U.S.
Cervical cancer is highly treatable and preventable, but Black women are at a disproportionately high risk of dying from it.
Spotify will add a COVID advisory to podcasts after the Joe Rogan controversy
The streaming platform will add a new content advisory to any podcast episode that discusses COVID-19, which will direct listeners to a hub with information from "trusted sources."
Pandemic spotlights problems with the child care industry
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with daycare owner Brenda Hawkins about the childcare industry and what it's like to be a childcare provider during this difficult time.
An African immigrant's pizza wins global raves — and overcomes Italian prejudices
Ibrahim Songne's pizza place triumphed over local anti-immigrant sentiments — and now has earned a spot on a worldwide top 50 pizza list! To think — he didn't even like pizza when he first tried it.
How a hyperactive cell in the brain might trigger Alzheimer's disease
Microglia are amoeba-like cells that scour the brain for injuries and invaders. But sometimes the usually helpful cells go into overdrive and damage the brain, researchers say.
Why omicron is crushing hospitals — even though cases are often milder than delta
People who get infected with omicron are less likely to go to the hospital, go on a ventilator or die. But with the current huge volume of patients, hospitals are still struggling to treat them all.