Health In Seattle area, 988 mental health hotline supports tens of thousands in crisis When people call 988, they get immediate help — but from a trained crisis counselor instead of law enforcement or paramedics. So far, close to 100,000 people have called or texted 988 from Puget Sound-based area codes. Eilís O'Neill
Health First doses of mpox vaccines arrive at the heart of Africa's outbreak. What took so long? Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday. Gabrielle Emanuel
Health Paralympians who faced polio: a lovey-dovey table tennis duo, a fierce wheelchair racer Athletes who contracted childhood polio share their stories of how they overcame the consequences of the disease — and what sports means to them. Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
Politics After a study found toxic metals in tampons, lawmakers are pressing the FDA to act Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus are urging the FDA to address concerns about the safety and regulation of tampons after a study found heavy metals, including lead, in many popular products. Rachel Treisman
National Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help. Tim Evans Juliana Kim
Arts & Life How much screen time should kids get? An psychologist weighs in Early childhood psychologist Rahil Briggs helps parents and caregivers make good choices about what children watch and how much time they spend in front of screens.
Health Whatever happened to ... the doctors who stand by their patients in gang-ridden Haiti? How do you get a cancer patient to a center that provides treatment when the roads are not safe? That's one of the challenges facing health-care providers in gang-eidden. Haiti. How are they doing? Ari Daniel
Health 'Never lose courage': A Paralympian who could barely walk as a kid takes 2 track medals Neighbors told Preeti Pal's parents she'd never marry because she was born with cerebral palsy. She just won two bronzes and is now a hero in India. Oh, and she has no interest in marriage. Sonia Narang
Health How taking care of chickens can make exercise easier and more rewarding Not motivated to get to the gym? NPR’s Michaeleen Doucleff explores how functional exercise, such as gardening or taking care of chickens, racks up steps and squats. Michaeleen Doucleff
Health Racial bias is still rampant in medical algorithms, investigation finds A new investigation from our partners at STAT finds that race-based algorithms are still widely used across medicine, which many doctors say leads to bias and can harm patients of color.
