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Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leading researcher into the health effects of meditation. He developed the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction protocol in 1979. D Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption D Dipasupil/Getty …

Results from a DNA sequencer used in the Human Genome Project. National Human Genome Research Institute hide caption toggle caption National Human Genome Research Institute Results from a DNA sequencer …

NPR’s Ari Shapiro checks in with fertility specialist Dr. Beth Malizia following the new Alabama law that protects IVF. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Late last night, Alabama’s Republican governor, Kay Ivey, …

International Women’s Day, on March 8, celebrates the achievements of women. We share stories from women in the the Kibera community, which locals call a “slum,” about their setbacks and …

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Tina Cordova, a downwinder of the Trinity Test and a cancer survivor, and Sen. Ben Ray Lujan about their fight to get compensation for New …

With cholera on the rise around the world, the global vaccine stockpile is running dry. New doses go right to active outbreaks, with none left for prevention campaigns. Can vaccine …

This image provided by Novo Nordisk in January 2023 shows packaging for the company’s Wegovy medication. The popular weight-loss drug can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, …

Maria E. Garay-Serratos holds a framed photograph of her mother, who died after suffering decades of domestic violence. Scientists are trying to understand how domestic violence damages the brain. Julio …

Israel says Palestinian attackers committed sexual violence on Oct. 7. Some accounts of rape were substantiated by a U.N. report, but the allegations continue to face intense scrutiny.

Tina Cordova poses in front of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range where Trinity test site is located. Cordova who is one of five generations in her family diagnosed …