Category: NPR

Nearly 75% of Americans with disabilities live with a family caregiver, many of them age 60 or older. Updating your care plan now, experts say, can help make sure everyone thrives.

Michigan faces a key vote on abortion rights as patients travel there from other states. At a clinic near Detroit, many women share what abortion access means for their own lives and futures.

Life or death in this country’s only specialized clinic depends on how fast people can make the arduous trip to get there and the number of doses on hand.

Millions of people are prescribed statins to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease, but many would rather take supplements instead. A new study shows statins are much more effective.

An Indiana man’s family sued a state-owned nursing home for alleged mistreatment. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case could determine the right of many Americans to sue government agencies.

In American Sirens, writer Kevin Hazzard recounts how a group of Black paramedics in Pittsburgh in the 1970s pioneered and professionalized the modern day ambulance service.

The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication.

Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What’s causing this year’s outbreak? We offer some answers.

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.

A shortage of nursing home staff is easing in some states. But in other states like Kansas, it’s still critical. The state’s aging population could continue to propel the industry into crisis.