Why are birth rates so low? Here's what Seattleites think Researchers posit that birth rates are so low due to access to birth control and people not feeling ready to have kids in their twenties. But we wanted to hear your thoughts, Seattle.
When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.
All Things Considered Medical Anthropologist Explores 'Vaccine Hesitancy' Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they're heard, too.
Seattle officials try to bring people inside from the cold, with mixed results The city's Navigation Team helped 24 people travel to shelter Monday night and transported 67 people to shelters on Sunday.
The Record The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia There are 54 known cases of measles in the state — 53 in Clark County and one in King County as of Feb. 11.
The Baby-Less Recovery In the wake of the Great Recession, the U.S. fertility rate has dipped to a record low. Why hasn't it recovered with the broader economy?
Apple CEO Tim Cook Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Talks "Both sides are talking and I always think that is always the essential thing to reaching an agreement," Cook tells NPR. The U.S. has set a March 1 deadline for the talks, which resume this week.
What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America The president's State of the Union address made a bold pledge. But his 2019 budget proposal calls for massive cuts to foreign assistance programs that address AIDS.
In A Measles Outbreak, Demand For Vaccine Spikes Clinics in the Pacific Northwest are ordering ten times the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella as they normally do because some who have avoided vaccines are changing their minds.
All Things Considered Doctor Weighs In On Supreme Court's Decision To Block Louisiana Abortion Law NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Willie Parker about the recent Supreme Court decision regarding abortion access in Louisiana.
