Texas doctor addresses the region's measles outbreak NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Dr. Ron Cook of Lubbock, Texas, about the measles outbreak in his state – and what the Lubbock Health Department is doing to try to control it. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Residents near a fire at a California lithium battery plant worry about their health In January, a lithium-ion battery-storage plant in Monterey County, Calif., caught fire and burned for days, prompting evacuations and school shut downs. Residents are concerned about their health. Elena Neale-Sacks
USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis Eggs have become the grocery staple that Americans can't stop talking about, whether its fears of widespread bird flu getting worse or the drastic increase in prices. Manuela López Restrepo
Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem. Yuki Noguchi
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really? Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast. Maria Godoy
The FDA has canceled an important upcoming meeting about vaccines The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was scheduled for next month. But the agency notified committee members that the meeting had been canceled. Rob Stein
Trump says new tariffs will cut U.S. drug deaths but fatal overdoses were already plummeting President Trump cited outdated drug overdose data to justify tariffs against Canada, China, and Mexico. He also offered no evidence Canada is fueling the U.S. drug crisis. Brian Mann
An unvaccinated child has died from measles in west Texas An unvaccinated child has died from measles in West Texas. The death comes after weeks of a growing outbreak that has sickened more than 130 people in Texas and New Mexico, most of them children. Samantha Larned
The Trump administration kills nearly all USAID programs The Trump administration is terminating thousands of foreign assistance grants and awards, according to a court filing. The move effectively guts the six-decade-old agency. Fatma Tanis
A woman says effects from Alzheimer's have plateaued with new drug Kisunla Drugs can't stop Alzheimer's disease but sometimes, they can slow it down. This was one woman's experience taking the drug Kisunla. Jon Hamilton