President Biden endorses plan to expand mental health care
President Biden has endorsed plans he says will get insurance to pay for mental health care more often.
Health & Safety
Biden administration wants insurance companies to expand mental health coverage
The Biden administration is seeking to require insurance companies to beef up coverage of mental health services. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with White House adviser Neera Tanden.
Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
Consumers should know that medical identity theft can happen, whether from a large-scale breach or theft of an individual's data. The result could be thousands of dollars in medical bills.
Phoenix mayor on how the city is coping with heat above 110 degrees every day of July
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city's residents are enduring day 26 with temperatures above 110 degrees.
Blistering temps and heat-related deaths aren't enough to keep tourists out of Zion
Temperatures have been over 100 degrees for days at Zion National Park. Is it keeping the tourists away? No, even as two hikers in a nearby state park died of apparent heat-related causes Saturday.
What happened when a doctor only ate ultra-processed foods for a month
As part of NPR's Living Better series, we look at what happened when a doctor decided to swap his healthy diet for one filled with ultra-processed foods for a month.
Ammon Bundy ordered to pay $50 million. But will the hospital ever see the money?
A jury as ordered Ammon Bundy and an associate to pay more than $50 million in damages to Idaho's largest hospital after armed protests last year led to a security lockdown.
A political gap in excess deaths widened after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, study says
After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.
When illness or death leave craft projects unfinished, these strangers step in to help
It can be heartbreaking to let go of a hand-made rug or sweater that a loved one didn't quite finish. A group of volunteer knitters, quilters and other crafters offer some closure.
NCDHHS marks one-year anniversary of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline debut
State officials are lauding the success of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, one year after its debut.&n