Pfizer's RSV vaccine to protect newborns is approved by the FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has approved approve the first RSV vaccine that can be given during pregnancy to protect newborn babies.
Health & Safety
To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative
Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.
A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles
Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by federal law.
Texas has quietly changed its abortion law
It will no longer be illegal to terminate a pregnancy in Texas if the pregnant person's water breaks too early for the fetus to survive.
Pfizer's RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV.
He demanded higher ed for Afghan girls. He was jailed. Angelina Jolie targets his case
It's been 5 months since Matiullah Wesa, an activist who urged an end to Taliban bans on girls' education, was arrested. Media attention has faded. Now Angelina Jolie is making a plea in his behalf.
Third child dies following weekend house fire in North Carolina
A third child has died following a weekend house fire in North Carolina, officials said.
Advancements may help fight the chikungunya virus wave in South America
More than a quarter million cases of chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. The virus can cause debilitating joint pain. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 18, 2023.)
Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'
Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history
For one Texas doctor, abortion bans are personal and professional
Dr. Austin Dennard is an OB-GYN who is going to give birth very soon. She also had to leave Texas to terminate a previous pregnancy because the fetus had a fatal condition.