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A resident carries her groceries at a supermarket in Beijing, on Friday. Residents of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps as the city government ordered accelerated …

Menstruation is a taboo subject in China, but women are fighting the stigma with open discussion and campaigns for better access to period products. (Image credit: Wendy Kou )

Cities are once again locking down thousands of neighborhoods and sending people into quarantine, even as local Chinese authorities are tasked with easing COVID restrictions. (Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty …

In Mexico City, the federal government has never issued a mask mandate. Even so, masks seem to have become a habit.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kaiser Health News Correspondent Lauren Weber about her investigation into the thousands of public health workers in the U.S. who lost their jobs recently. …

American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck recently recounted how doctors around the country are facing difficulties practicing medicine in states that ban abortion. Nicole Xu for NPR hide caption …

Doctors in states with abortion bans can face prison time and lose their licenses if they violate the laws. Some are calling on doctors to openly defy the bans. RACHEL …

From left: 1) Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human cell infected with H3N2 flu virus (gold filamentous particles). 2) Scanning electron micrograph of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) …

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Seattle Children’s pediatrician Dr. Shaquita Bell about the respiratory syncytial virus surge across the U.S. and what families can do to stay healthy for the …

Eric Harkleroad/KHN /Getty Images/ Unsplash/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Data Eric Harkleroad/KHN /Getty Images/ Unsplash/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Data Newly released federal audits reveal widespread …