Do You Really Need A Flu Shot? Here's How To Decide The internet abounds with myths about the relative risks of flu and flu shots, maybe partly because it's an annual shot and nobody likes needles. Here's the latest on what you might need — and why. Tara Haelle
7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories In 2019 Secrets of Inuit parenting, a Mongolian heavy metal band and a controversial medical center in Uganda were among the topics that drew the most readers. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Ebola Flares Up Amid Attacks On Health Workers In Congo The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is flaring up again. After several attacks on health workers, responders are still struggling to get back into areas where the disease is spreading. Nurith Aizenman
Vaping Related Lung Injuries Climb Past 2,500 And 54 Deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said most people who have had lung injuries after vaping had consumed THC-containing products. Vanessa Romo
How Online Grocery Delivery Could Help Alleviate Food Deserts Delivery service could make it easier to access fresh, healthy food in these areas, a study finds. It lends support to a pilot program that lets people pay for these groceries with food stamps. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down ACA Mandate An appeals court has ruled the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, but stopped short of striking the whole law down. Selena Simmons-Duffin
First child flu death in King County — since 2009 A King County child died of complications from influenza in a Pierce County Hospital on Sunday, according to King County-Seattle Public Health. John Ryan
Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules ACA Individual Mandate Unconstitutional The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, but stopped short of saying that the whole law is invalid. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Some Big Health Care Policy Changes Are Hiding In The Federal Spending Package The bill includes some policy surprises and increases in fundings for several key public health priorities. And it cuts the few remaining taxes that were paying for Obamacare. NPR Staff
Why Dengue Fever Cases Are Hitting Record Highs In Latin America Nearly 3 million people in the region have contracted the virus this year — a record high. Pien Huang
