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Bans on gender-affirming care go into effect in several states July 1, including Georgia where families and providers are preparing for what comes next. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: There are only …

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A gull picks up a discarded protective face mask from the shoreline in the marina on August 11, 2020 in Dover, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon …

Protesters filled the street in front of the Supreme Court after the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Nearly a year later, 61% of respondents …

The recent, abrupt shortage of critical cancer drugs highlights a broken business model in generic drugs that leaves patients in the U.S. and all over the world more vulnerable to …

Mallinckrodt says it is considering its financial alternatives, including a second bankruptcy, and might not make a $200 million opioid payment later this week. Whitney Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption …

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with epidemiologist Sarah Messiah about the rise of bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity in children and teens in the U.S. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: A drastic …

From the harms of lead poisoning in Bangladesh to the stony resolve of COVID nurses in Brazil, we sample the award-winning films in the Health for All Film Festival from …

RSV is a seasonal virus that lands tens of thousands of young children in the hospital every year. On Thursday, advisors to the FDA voted in favor of approving a …

Going into his last tennis match of the school year, high school senior Lorris Nzouakeu knew he might get knocked out in straight sets. He was scheduled for one of …