Health

Honduran President Xiomara Castro signed a new executive document Wednesday night that will allow open access to emergency contraception. Office of the Honduran Presidency hide caption toggle caption Office of …

What looks like a pin-headed critter on the right is actually a larval version of the fruit fly on the left. Both have remarkably complex brains, scientists say, with different …

California’s governor tweeted out the state was “done” with Walgreens because of its response to a threat from 20 Republican attorneys general over abortion pills. AILSA CHANG, HOST: California Governor …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Lexington Herald Leader reporter Janet Patton about the whiskey fungus plaguing thousands of residents who live near Jack Daniels distilleries in Tennessee and Kentucky. Copyright …

When Victoria Ferrell Ortiz had her daughter in 2017, she was covered by a limited form of Medicaid in Texas — which ended just two months after she gave birth. …

After her mother died, an Iowa woman got a letter saying she owed more than $200,000 to the state Medicaid program. But she didn’t even know her mom had been …

Warmer winters means “tick season” is now year-round in the Northeast — with people experiencing bites that can lead to a variety of diseases. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks about the company’s move to reduce prices on some older insulins and cap how much people have to pay out …

Warmer winters means “tick season” is now year-round in the Northeast, with people experiencing bites that can lead to a variety of diseases. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights reserved. …

U.S. teens spend more than eight hours a day on screens, and there’s growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health. Now, a new study, published Thursday …