Ukraine keeps up the fight against HIV while fighting a war Progress in preventing infections was being made in the country with Europe's second-highest number of HIV cases. Then came the Russian invasion. David Cox
Chemicals from food packaging leach into food -- affecting people’s health A new study finds more than 3,000 chemicals used in food packaging are getting into people's bodies. Some -- including BPA, phthalates and PFAS -- have clear health concerns; others are unstudied. Pien Huang
Cancer diagnoses are more common — but so is surviving A report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live longer. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages. Yuki Noguchi
Overdose deaths drop for first time in decades Thousands of lives were saved, bringing hope to many after years of little progress in curbing the opioid epidemic.
NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in 2024. Brian Mann
Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages. Yuki Noguchi
The body transforms in remarkable ways during pregnancy. So does the brain NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Jacobs of UC Santa Barbara about how pregnancy reshapes the brain, the subject of a study out this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Ari Shapiro
These factory workers were swamped by medical debt. Then their employer stepped in A window screen company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is trying to help workers stay out of medical debt by opening a clinic where care and prescriptions are free. Noam Levey
Climate remembrance: Tony Calhoun survived the water, but not the flood Research suggests suicide is relatively common after weather disasters, but is not nationally tracked.
Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response. Bram Sable-Smith
