Acting Head Of Customs and Border Protection Says New Asylum Rule In 'Pilot' Phase "Although the new federal regulation allows us to apply that all 2,000 miles along the southwest border, we're not going to do that." Mark Morgan told NPR. Vanessa Romo
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw 'Devastating' Increases Provisional overdose data for 2018 show a note of hope in an overall bleak picture. But in some states, the numbers actually got worse. What explains the disparities? Selena Simmons-Duffin
WHO Says Ebola Is Now A 'Public Health Emergency Of International Concern' The head of the World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo an international emergency. It's only the fifth time the WHO has sounded the alarm this way. Nurith Aizenman
Car Shopping, Handbags And Wealthy Uncles: The Quest To Explain High Drug Prices Trump administration officials say drugs' list prices are like cars' sticker prices — easily negotiated. But in the life and death world of medicine, say price watchers, that analogy falls apart. Selena Simmons-Duffin
She felt her baby inside her and realized it was time to get clean A few years ago, Mary was in a bad place. Mary isn’t her real name, we’ve changed it to protect her privacy. She was homeless, she’d lost her daughter to her former partner, she was using heroin and she was pregnant. Kate Walters
Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dataset Showing Drug Industry's Role In Opioid Crisis As addiction has soared, drugmakers, distributors and pharmacies profited off opioids. Newly released data details who made the pills, where they were sold, and which communities were hit hardest. Brian Mann
Planned Parenthood Removes Leana Wen As President After Less Than A Year "I am leaving because the new Board Chairs and I have philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood," Wen said in a statement. Vanessa Romo
More Kids Are Getting Placed In Foster Care Because Of Parents' Drug Use With drug use surging in the last decade and a half, many parents are losing custody of their kids. But is foster care the best solution? Susie Neilson
'I Was Utterly Gutted': Farai Chideya Endures 3 Failed Adoptions The journalist, author and former NPR host speaks out about her painful quest for motherhood: "There's a lot of emotional blood on the floor." Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Caregiving For A Loved One? How To Get The Help You Need Your friends want to help you out when there's a family health crisis. But it can be overwhelming to manage the offers of support. Here's advice to help friends help you. John Henning Schumann
