A surgeon talks about the feat of performing 3,000 kidney transplants NPR's Juana Summers talks with IU Health University Hospital's Dr. William Goggins, who has performed more than 3,000 kidney transplants, about his patients and this milestone. Juana Summers
How's your favorite food cart's hygiene? New King County rules aim to make that transparent Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Women in the military face obstacles to abortion care In the wake of the Dobbs decision, women in the military have created a kind of underground railroad to help one another when military health care falls short.
The human cost of ghost networks He tried to find a therapist who would take his insurance. He did not succeed. Max Blau
'I Don’t Want to Die.' He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist. Max Blau
FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin. Sydney Lupkin
Whooping cough cases spike in the U.S., after people missed vaccinations during pandemic Infectious diseases experts say many Americans fell behind on their whooping cough vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which they say has compounded the recent uptick in cases. Emma Bowman
Hazardous chemicals in food packaging can also be found in people Chemicals used in food packaging and linked with health problems have been detected in the human body. The chemicals can move from packaging into food. Pien Huang
Philip Morris sells asthma inhaler company, citing ‘unwarranted opposition’ to its goals Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising health groups’ ire. Now, it’s selling the business for almost $200 million. Bill Chappell
No needles required: The FDA approves an at-home flu vaccine The nasal spray option could encourage more people who have fears of doctors or needles to inoculate themselves against the flu. Alana Wise