Should menstrual products on college campuses be free?
There's a growing movement of student-led initiatives to end "period poverty" — a lack of access to menstrual products — by pushing colleges to offer them for free.
Health & Safety
These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds
New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.
GOP gets a warning on how to talk about abortion from Donald Trump
The Republican Party is facing criticism for its messaging around abortion from an unlikely source: former President Donald Trump.
Survivors of Libya's floods include 20,000 pregnant women who need health care
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ahmad Algeriany with the United Nations reproductive health agency, about conditions in Libya after catastrophic flooding, and what aid is needed.
What does it mean to offer compassionate care for people facing the end of life?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Marcantonio of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, about in hospice care, how the focus is not about preparing for death, but for living a full life.
People who adopt healthy habits can reduce risk of depressive episodes, studies say
New science adds to the evidence that having a sense of purpose and a hobby can help boost your spirits — even for people who are prone to depression.
Why more Latinos need to be involved in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease
NPR's A Martinez talks to Mario Tapia, founder of the Latino Center on Aging, and Maria Aranda of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, about quality care issues once a diagnosis is made.
Snow, scorpions, Dr. Seuss: What Kenyan kids talked about with top U.S. kids' authors
Newbery prize winners Kwame Alexander, a poet, and Jerry Craft, an author and illustrator, went on a mission to Kenya to encourage reading. The kids learned a lot. So did the authors.
Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world
Rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels give the toxic vine the oomph it needs to grow earlier, bigger and itchier, scientists say.
Historian Simon Schama's new book traces the roots of today's distrust of vaccines
NPR's Scott Simon asks historian Simon Schama about his latest book, Foreign Bodies, and about attitudes to inoculation.