Why diphtheria is making a comeback
With an effective vaccine, cases of the potentially fatal disease plummeted. But West Africa is now seeing thousands of new cases and hundreds of deaths.
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'We don't want to be first place.' Wyoming tries to address high gun suicide rates
For years, Wyoming has had one of the highest suicide rates and one of the highest gun ownership rates in the United States. But until recently, it was taboo to draw a link between those two things.
NYC joins a growing wave of local governments erasing residents' medical debt
The city is partnering with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to buy up and forgive unpaid medical bills. The trend started in Cook County, Ill., and is spreading to cities across the country.
If you donate DNA, what should scientists give in return? A 'pathbreaking' new model
That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.
She began to panic during a double biopsy. Then she felt a comforting touch
In the middle of a long and painful medical procedure, Aya McMillan started to panic. But a kind stranger did something that helped her get through it.
Following in her mom's footsteps, a doctor fights to make medicine more inclusive
Dr. Uché Blackstock says that the 2023 SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action will have a long-term, negative impact on both Black doctors and patients. Her book is Legacy.
Why Vice President Harris went to Wisconsin today to talk about abortion
The vice president is hitting the road to talk about reproductive freedom, an issue Democrats want to highlight in the 2024 election. Her first stop marks the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade.
In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs
They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop, same-day access to mifepristone — no appointment necessary.
A visit to one Florida school where mindfulness is helping youngsters succeed
Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness. And it benefits school kids too. One elementary school in Florida is using a daily mindfulness program with great success.
Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements
Lawmakers want to ensure the funds are actually used to fight the addiction crisis, not "as a piggy bank for other projects."