Ronald McDonald Family Room reopens inside Forsyth Medical Center
After renovating and relocating the Ronald McDonald Family Room, Novant Health staff held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate its reopening.
Health & Safety
Scientist calls the disappearance of federal health data a 'digital book burning'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nancy Krieger, a social epidemiologist at Harvard University, about her efforts to preserve federal health data that recently disappeared from government websites.
U.S. cannabis shoppers face market flush with illegal weed
In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. For consumers, it can be difficult to find regulated cannabis — but there are tips on how to do that.
U.S. cannabis shoppers face a market flush with illegal weed
In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. For consumers, it can be difficult to find regulated cannabis — but there are tips on how to do that.
Why polar bear fur doesn't freeze
New research finds that grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to freezing.
With egg prices climbing, here are some cheaper — and delicious — alternatives
D.C.-based chef Leah Curran Moon shares some ideas for a few egg substitutes that won't break the bank.
Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And there may be no relief in sight
Louisiana vaccine advocate discouraged by senator's RFK Jr. confirmation
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Herricks, the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a group that organized a letter asking Sen. Bill Cassidy to denounce RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination.
A sense of foreboding hangs over the National Institutes of Health
There's widespread confusion and fear among scientists and doctors on the sprawling National Institutes of Health campus and at institutions dependent on the agency's funding.
Winston-Salem church to pay off more than $2 million in medical debt
Trinity Moravian Church raised more than $25,000 as part of its winter campaign to buy debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgive it.