Why the White House wants to put nutrition labels on the front of food packages The Biden administration unveiled its plan to end hunger and diet-related diseases in eight years — 40 pages of ideas to make nutritious food easier to get in America. Ximena Bustillo
King County leaders propose a tax levy for behavioral health clinics ‘If you break a bone in King County, you can walk in and get urgent care. If you're going through a mental health crisis or a substance use disorder crisis, you have zero urgent care options for a population of 2.3 million people.’ Paige Browning
The White House is hosting a conference on nutrition and hunger The White House is convening a day-long conference on nutrition and hunger this week to review new proposals for tackling food insecurity and diet-related chronic disease. Rachel Martin
What's driving the rise in STIs NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with infectious disease expert Michael Saag about the rising rates of sexually transmitted infections. Ayesha Rascoe
The CDC is looking into a stomach bug outbreak at the Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is home to incredible natural beauty. And this summer, a norovirus outbreak. The stomach bug sickened hundreds of rafters and hikers ... and prompted the CDC to take a look at it. Luke Runyon
Here's what will happen at the first White House hunger summit since 1969 The Biden administration wants to end hunger in the U.S. in eight years. At a conference on Sept. 28, the White House will unveil its plan. Ximena Bustillo
California plans to phase out new gas heaters by 2030 The California Air Resources Board approved a plan to phase out sales of new gas furnaces and water heaters in the state by 2030. Caleigh Wells
Here's what the FDA says contributed to the baby formula shortage crisis The Food and Drug Administration rattled off 15 reasons behind the national baby formula shortage, but couldn't identify a specific person or agency responsible. Dustin Jones
Monkeypox continues to infect about 20 people each week in Washington state It's mostly men (97% of cases), people between the ages of 25 and 44, and King County residents who have gotten monkeypox in Washington state. Dyer Oxley
A box of 200 mosquitoes did the vaccinating in this malaria trial. That's not a joke! Volunteers for the trial put an arm over a box with hundreds of mosquitoes carrying a genetically modified malaria parasite. Here's why they did it that way — and why the trial holds promise. Max Barnhart
