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A rainstorm passes over Interstate 94 in Morton County, N.D., on May 25. Inclement weather and long travel distances to medical providers present serious access barriers for seniors here, many …

Indiana’s state fair will bring animals from across the state together. Experts say it poses a risk for the spread of bird flu Benjamin Thorp/WFYI hide caption toggle caption Benjamin …

A hospital worker shows the damage inside Fontaine Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, three days after an armed attack forced its closure last fall. Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption …

Preethi Pal of India celebrates winning a bronze medal in the Women’s 100m – T35 Final during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30. She won a second bronze …

Don Fitterer, 81, sits for a portrait at his home in Glen Ullin, N.D., on May 23. Fitterer is a participant in the Western Morton County Aging in Community program, …

Nearly 300 young musicians, their teachers and staff from their music school fled Afghanistan in fear for their lives as the Taliban took power. NPR caught up with them during …

Not motivated to get to the gym? NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff explores how functional exercise, such as gardening or taking care of chickens, racks up steps and squats.

Farmers are often “land rich, cash poor.” Those who need nursing home care might have to sell or break up their farm to pay for it. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: This …

Cindie Haakenson is seen through a window of her home as the family farm is reflected before her on May 21 in Willow City, N.D. Despite a preference to remain …

Aging and Alzheimer’s leave the brain starved of energy. Now scientists think they’ve found a way to aid the brain’s metabolism — in mice. PM Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle …