Health

A record number of Americans are getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, and states that use the HealthCare.gov marketplace are vulnerable to a scheme where plans are switched …

OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images OsakaWayne Studios/Getty Images On Monday, April 8, millions of people across the U.S. will be able to view a total solar eclipse — an experience that eclipse …

More people suffering from drug addiction are being forced into drug treatment and threatened with prison if they don’t comply. Some say it’s “tough love.” Critics say it’s unethical and …

NPR’s Scott Simon asks Dr. Allison Bartlett of the University of Chicago about the dangers of measles and why Chicago is a hotspot in the current outbreak.

The Science of Siblings is a new series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very …

A dog tries on eclipse sunglasses in London in 2015. Experts say pets don’t need eclipse sunglasses — in fact, quite the opposite. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with bioethicist and professor at Lehigh University, Michael Gusmano, about the ethics of using cloned, genetically modified pigs for human organ transplants.

In “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It’s often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.

California legislators in 2019 passed the law that requires all the state’s 33 public university campuses to provide abortion pills. It took effect in January 2023, but LAist found that …

States checking Medicaid eligibility have accidentally dropped coverage for people who do qualify. For homeless individuals in Montana, losing that coverage is dangerous and much harder to fix.