Health A New Jersey hospital moves its nurse managers to a four-day work week due to burnout A hospital in New Jersey is among several that have moved nurse managers, who oversee scores of bedside nurses on a unit, to a four-day work week to address burnout and high turnover. Andrea Hsu
National Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension hospitals, clinicians say Problems caused by the attack included delayed or lost lab results, medication errors, and an absence of routine safety checks to prevent potentially fatal mistakes, doctors and nurses told reporters. Rachana Pradhan Kate Wells
Arts & Life Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last Over the course of his decades-long career in public health, Fauci vowed he would never shy away from speaking truth the U.S. president— even when it was inconvenient. Fauci's memoir is On Call. Dave Davies
Health 50% of U.S. military bases are in a health care desert, NPR probe finds An ongoing NPR investigation into military health care reveals that four out of 10 U.S. military bases are located within a federally designated health care desert. Quil Lawrence A Martínez
Politics Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed under exceptions, but providers say it has caused even more confusion. Regan McCarthy
Health Care Washington officials plan to release abortion pill stockpile after SCOTUS upholds access Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of the drug. But it’s unclear whether the state will renew that stockpile if the medication faces additional federal challenges. Jeanie Lindsay
National Supreme Court rejects challenge to FDA's approval of mifepristone The court said that the challengers, a group called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, had no right to be in court at all since neither the organization nor its members could show they had suffered any concrete injury. Nina Totenberg
Health Care Abortion bans that grant exceptions to 'save the life of the mother' are a gray area Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed, but providers say it has caused even more confusion. Regan McCarthy
Politics The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022. The NPR Network
Health A look at what could be the future for postpartum care in America Postpartum care in America leaves most facing a critical and often overlooked "fourth trimester" in isolation. Metro Detroit-based Fourth Tri Sanctuary offers support. Ali Lapetina