Amid growing 'scandal' of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep older patients out of expensive nursing homes as homelessness grows. Felice J. Freyer
Children in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ER A new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care. Rhitu Chatterjee
Embryos small but mighty, first live videos show Scientists have recorded a human embryo implanting in a womb in real time. The implications of how it happens could lead to more and better treatments for infertility. Rob Stein
Religious groups pressure retail pharmacies, including Costco, not to carry abortion drug Religious organizations have ramped up their pressure on retail pharmacies to not carry mifepristone — the first of two drugs used in most medication abortions and to manage some miscarriages. Eilís O'Neill
Why one doctor says we're 'walking blind' in the mpox emergency A year ago, on August 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Why are health experts so frustrated by the world's response? Gabrielle Emanuel
'Natural' birth control is a new social media trend. Does it work? Misinformation is frequently spread on social media about birth control, with some influencers extolling the benefits of "natural" birth control.
Percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol hits new low, Gallup poll finds A new Gallup poll finds that Americans say they are drinking less. NPR takes look at what's driving this trend and which groups are consuming less alcohol. Hosts
Counting steps for health? Here's how many you really need Counting steps is easy using a phone, a wearable or fitness tracker. And Scientists have lots of data to figure out how many daily steps you need to improve health. Here's what they've found. Will Stone
Percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol hits record low, Gallup says Gallup, which started tracking Americans' alcohol habits more than 80 years ago, says the drop in drinking rates coincides with Americans' growing concerns that even moderate drinking is unhealthy. Ayana Archie
President Trump can continue to withhold billions in foreign aid, court rules A federal appeals court handed President Trump a victory on Wednesday. The court ruled the administration can continue to freeze or terminate billions of dollars that Congress approved in foreign aid. Fatma Tanis
