A tattoo shop in Ohio helps trauma and abuse survivors reclaim their bodies by transforming scars into beautiful tattooed art
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the news conference where he announced new initiatives to determine the cause of autism. Alex Wong/Getty Images …
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Autism community advocate reacts to RFK Jr. autism announcement
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesNPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s remarks this month on autism.
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As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAdelaide Tovar, a postdoctoral geneticist at the University of Michigan, prepares cell samples in a science laboratory on campus. Tovar is one of about 200 young scientists who will lose …
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Financial stress can impact health. Here are steps that help : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSunnu Rebecca Choi/For NPR The tens of thousands of federal workers who have been cut from their jobs are not the only ones dealing with financial uncertainty. With people afraid …
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Rep. Gerry Connolly pushes for answers on layoffs of FOIA staff at CDC : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA is pushing for CDC’s FOIA team to be restored, after the jobs were eliminated in the recent HHS layoffs. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images hide caption toggle …
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Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump on March 9. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has …
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From hiding in the bathroom to Time’s most influential people list : Goats and Soda : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAngeline Murimirwa of Zimbabwe has really racked up kudos for her work as head of CAMFED, a charity that has enabled millions of girls in five African countries to stay …
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Some fired federal employees now face health insurance chaos : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDanielle Waterfield was fired, rehired and fired again from her job at CHIPS for America, part of the Department of Commerce. Now, she fears her health insurance was cut off …
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Where's Plumpy'Nut? A lifesaving food for malnourished kids is caught up in U.S. cuts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt’s a “ready-to-use therapeutic food” that’s had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it’s still available. Factories and field workers have a different view. (Image credit: …