Category: NPR

It’s no surprise there’s a global measles outbreak. But the numbers are ‘staggering’

That’s the adjective used by the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Global Immunization Division. Can the world bring this outbreak under control?

Doctors face huge stigma about mental illness. Now there’s an effort to change that

Doctors have long dealt with perceived threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and addiction. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen the stigma.

Doctors face huge stigma about mental illness. Now there’s an effort to change that

Doctors have long dealt with perceived threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and addiction. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen the stigma.

Doctors face huge stigma about mental illness. Now there’s an effort to change that

Doctors have long dealt with perceived threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and addiction. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen the stigma.

Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she’s now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she’s now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

‘Blindspot’ podcast offers a roadmap of social inequities during the AIDS crisis

Kai Wright’s podcast revisits the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, focusing in particular on populations that are frequently overlooked — including the pediatric patients at Harlem Hospital.

‘Blindspot’ podcast offers a roadmap of social inequities during the AIDS crisis

Kai Wright’s podcast revisits the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, focusing in particular on populations that are frequently overlooked — including the pediatric patients at Harlem Hospital.

The colonoscopies were free but the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags

Health providers may bill however they choose, including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Preventive care left an Illinois couple with “surgical tray” charges.

The colonoscopies were free but the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags

Health providers may bill however they choose, including in ways that could leave patients with unexpected bills for “free” care. Preventive care left an Illinois couple with “surgical tray” charges.