Health Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving A new report shows rapid development of new cancer treatment and detection is helping people live more. But more people are also getting diagnosed, and at younger ages. Yuki Noguchi
Health The body transforms in remarkable ways during pregnancy. So does the brain NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Jacobs of UC Santa Barbara about how pregnancy reshapes the brain, the subject of a study out this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience. Gus Contreras Christopher Intagliata Ari Shapiro
Health These factory workers were swamped by medical debt. Then their employer stepped in A window screen company in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is trying to help workers stay out of medical debt by opening a clinic where care and prescriptions are free. Noam Levey
Environment Climate remembrance: Tony Calhoun survived the water, but not the flood Research suggests suicide is relatively common after weather disasters, but is not nationally tracked.
National Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting Clinics in states where most abortions are legal, such as Kansas and Illinois, are reporting an influx of inquiries from patients hundreds of miles away — and are expanding in response. Bram Sable-Smith
Health This preventive drug could be a 'game changer' in ending the HIV epidemic In newly released data, lenacapavir, given via a twice-yearly injection, has shown remarkable effectiveness at eliminating HIV transmission during sexual contact. But its cost could be an issue. David Cox Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
Arts & Life How one shaman helps others find healing and meaning in a modern world Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman and transpersonal psychologist, integrates Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge to facilitate healing and growth in modern, technologically advanced societies. Arin Yoon
Health When Wil was struggling with depression, a therapist said just the right thing In 2014, Wil Davenport was being treated for depression at an inpatient mental health program. One day, his therapist issued a challenge that renewed his sense of purpose. Laura Kwerel
Health For people with opioid addiction, Medicaid overhaul comes with risks More than a million Americans use Medicaid to get addiction treatments like methadone. But as states update their systems, some patients have lost coverage. Even a short gap can be life-threatening. Stephanie Colombini Kim Krisberg
Health People who exercise have healthier belly fat, new study finds Here's another good reason to keep exercising. A study finds people with obesity who exercise can store more fat under the skin instead of around their organs, which is much better for their health. Maria Godoy
