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MPSharwood/WikiCommons hide caption toggle caption MPSharwood/WikiCommons The snowcapped mountains surrounding northwest Montana’s Flathead Reservation are a sign winter is coming. Mary Lefthand pulls her truck up to a warehouse in …

Fatal overdoses are down in most parts of the country. Worchester, Massachusetts has seen a dramatic drop in deaths. Officials credit a hands-on approach to helping drug users where they …

The George Rogers Clark Memorial bridge crosses the Ohio River to Louisville, Kentucky. Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal …

Derek McManus has ALS, but his insurer initially refused to provide an advanced medical ventilator. Each machine can cost insurers more than $10,000. An independent appeals reviewer ordered the insurer …

Food and Drug Administration officials say they are going to scrutinize vaccines more stringently. JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration intends …

After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here’s what …

Amid NIH funding delays, clawbacks and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her …

Millions of Americans are driving to their Thanksgiving feast, which could mean a lot of car sickness. If you’re one of those people, NPR’s How To Do Everything podcast is …

A box of Ozempic at a pharmacy in Los Angeles on Aug. 6, 2025. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The federal …

We invited you to share acts of kindness. The topics include new shoes, a basket of berries that aren’t very tasty and an unexpected twist for someone treating the person …