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SCOTT DETROW, HOST: When President Joe Biden entered office, he promised to ensure environmental justice for communities of color that have been disproportionately harmed by pollution. The head of Biden’s …

California became the first state to ban a synthetic food dye. Health advocates want the dye removed from the food supply nationwide. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on …

A new vaccine for newborns could dramatically reduce hospitalizations this winter for RSV, a respiratory virus. But not every baby may get the shot.

The national pharmacy chain faces more than a thousand lawsuits linked to the sale of Oxycontin and other opioid pain pills. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Rite Aid, one of the country’s …

While COVID, flu and RSV remain the big three of respiratory illnesses in the U.S., researchers are getting a clearer picture of other circulating viruses with wastewater surveillance. ASMA KHALID, …

Red dye 3 is found in many products including cake and cookie decorations. Synthetic food dyes like this one have been linked with behavioral issues in kids. Scott Roth/Invision/AP hide …

States and counties nationwide are using opioid settlement funds for law enforcement efforts, including buying new squad cars. This draws criticism that the funds should be invested in treatment instead. …

Since 2010, 150 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. Hospital leaders say that Medicare Advantage pays slowly and sometimes not at all and that this could push more …

Anne Hamilton captures the moment outside a pop-up vaccine clinic in a park in Los Angeles, with two of her children, 11-year-old Katie and 4-year-old Jimmy. Hamilton spent 16 days …

A deal struck Thursday is set to allow humanitarian aid parked in Egypt into Gaza. How much and how soon food would arrive remains uncertain. (Image credit: Stringer/Anadolu via Getty …