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Big Sandy, in north-central Montana and home to nearly 800 people, is an isolated farming and ranching community about 80 miles from the nearest major town. Aaron Bolton/Montana Public Radio hide caption
An electron microscope image provided by the National Institutes of Health shows human respiratory syncytial virus virions, colorized blue, and antibodies against an RSV protein, colorized yellow. AP/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH hide caption
Doctors worry about FDA scrutiny of RSV shots to protect babies
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, will continue to also oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention while the administration searches for a permanent director. Nathan Howard/AP hide caption
Babies under 6 months of age are not able to be vaccinated for COVID, but if their mothers are vaccinated during pregnancy, newborns get some immunity, a large new study shows. The benefits wear off, though, at about 5 months of age. Didier Pallages/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A recording of Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's deposition is played for the jurors on March 4 in Santa Fe, N.M. Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican/AP hide caption
Cuban doctors hold their national flag upon arriving in Honduras for a medical mission in February 2024. Now the doctors are leaving Honduras as the U.S. urges countries to reconsider their agreements with Cuba. Orlando Sierra/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
Cuba sends doctors on medical missions. The U.S. isn't a fan
The 53rd annual March for Life rally was held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. There were about 1.1 million abortions in the U.S. both in 2024 and 2025, says a new report. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady
A bite from a Healthy Choice Chicken Fried Rice frozen meal, which includes chicken, rice, carrots and edamame in a sesame sauce. Healthy Choice, a Conagra brand, has a line of frozen meals labeled "On Track," geared toward GLP-1 users. Beck Harlan for NPR hide caption
What does a ‘GLP-1 Friendly’ diet look like? We asked nutritionists
Why is the government obsessed with whole milk? NPR/Canva hide caption
Kelly Chibale founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a facility with everything needed to discover drugs for some of humanity's most intractable ailments. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab
Ken Warner sits with his cat Ostara in his home office in Manchester, Conn. where he writes sci-fi and fantasy novels. Warner and his wife, Parveen Vohra, who is a therapist, buy their insurance on HealthCare.gov. Jarod Lew for NPR hide caption
A farmer sprinkles fertilizer over crops at a rice field on the outskirts of Amritsar on July 23, 2024. Narinder Nanu/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
Harerimana Ismail is a community health care worker in Kabale District, Uganda, who supports children and teens living with HIV. He lost his salary as part of the U.S. aid cuts but continues doing his job. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds. Adventure_Photo/E+/Getty Images hide caption
The Trump administration has abandoned new tanning bed rules
In an effort to challenge the Trump administration's views on autism spectrum disorder, a new independent panel of experts plans to meet just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed 21 new members to the federal panel. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images hide caption
Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption
Across the country, there are more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers where staff try to convince women not to have abortions and connect them with help. Here, former VP Mike Pence visits a a mobile ultrasound unit with Carolina Pregnancy Center director Alexia Newman in South Carolina in 2022. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
The threats to Minnesota’s Medicaid funds are unprecedented. Other states may be next
While many people turn to cannabis to help with mental health conditions, the scientific evidence is scant. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Many say they use cannabis for their mental health, but there's no evidence it helps
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., along with other members of the Democratic Women's Caucus of the House of Representatives, are calling for all clinics that get Title X funding to get the same dollars in 2026 as in 2025. Ed Zurga/AP hide caption
Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
A federal judge in Boston blocked changes to U.S. vaccine policies championed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption