What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'
Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease.
Health & Safety
How some doctors discriminate against patients with disabilities
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with professor of medicine at Harvard Lisa Iezzoni about a new study that finds some doctors don't want patients with disabilities.
This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa
The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.
Families fear a ban on gender affirming care in the wake of harassment of clinics
Activists are campaigning against clinics that offer care for transgender teenagers. Some families worry that will only fuel efforts to ban gender-affirming care in their state.
How teal pumpkins make Halloween less scary for trick-or-treaters with allergies
Trick-or-treaters with allergies have to be extra careful on Halloween — the Teal Pumpkin Project is making the day a little less scary for them.
Shopping for ACA health insurance? Here's what's new this year
There's finally been a fix to the "family glitch" that made marketplace health plans sometimes unaffordable. And although premiums are rising, subsidies are too, and more people are eligible.
Shanghai Disney Resort will close indefinitely starting on Halloween due to COVID-19
Shanghai Disney Resort, which includes Shanghai Disneyland, shopping and dining facilities, will be closed indefinitely starting on Halloween due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman
Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains.
Smiling faces might help the drug ketamine keep depression at bay
In a recent small study, the antidepressant effects of ketamine lasted longer when an intravenous dose was followed with computer games featuring smiling faces or words aimed at boosting self-esteem.
How the race gap in COVID-19 deaths flipped
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with reporter Akilah Johnson about the racial disparities in deaths from COVID-19.