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Triple digit temperatures arrive on JUNE 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California. Much of the southwest is experiencing high temperatures from the high pressure ridge, or heat dome, parked over …

When patients use telehealth or visit health care centers closer to home, the overall climate impact of health care can be reduced. NoSystem images/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption NoSystem …

NPR’s A Martínez visits Georgia to explore how people without health insurance receive care.

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The over use of antibiotics contributes to antibiotic resistant infections. A series of new studies shows how hospitals are still grappling with the superbugs unleashed during the pandemic. A MARTÍNEZ, …

NPR’s A Martínez explores what can be done to control health care costs ahead of November’s elections.

Fat Joe arrives at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. The Bronx-born rapper sat with NPR’s A Martínez to discuss how he advocates for price transparency and …

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 …

A dose of MDMA. The drug has been studied as a treatment for PTSD and FDA is now considering whether to approve it. Travis Dove for The Washington Post via …

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.