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A farmer sprinkles fertilizer over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July 23, 2024. Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty …

Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR’s audience this question last week in a story about …

Harerimana Ismail is a community health care worker in Kabale District, Uganda, who supports children and teens living with HIV. He lost his salary as part of the U.S. aid …

The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds. Adventure_Photo/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adventure_Photo/E+/Getty Images Shortly before being nominated for the job, Secretary of …

On July 5-6, 1978, on a busy downtown Denver street, 19 people in wheelchairs blocked public buses–which didn’t have wheelchair lifts–to demand access to public transit.

Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR Feeling like …

In an effort to challenge the Trump administration’s views on autism spectrum disorder, a new independent panel of experts plans to meet just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary …

An independent group of experts plans to offer an alternative to the Trump administration’s autism agenda. The group features prominent scientists who used to serve on a federal advisory committee.

At a recent meeting of the MAHA Institute, vaccine critics said injuries from immunizations are an epidemic. Creative Images Lab/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Creative Images Lab/Getty Images On …

Across the country, there are more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers where staff try to convince women not to have abortions and connect them with help. Here, former VP Mike …