Effective treatment for stimulant addiction can be hard to find There's an urgent need for treatment to help people addicted to cocaine and meth. One approach has decades of research showing it works but it's hard to find. Martha Bebinger
Missouri bird flu case raises questions for scientists A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried. Pien Huang
A crackdown on Medicaid fraud leaves Native American patients in the lurch In 2023, the state said hundreds of health care providers had been overbilling Medicaid. But after the state stopped doing business with many of these providers, patients and advocates say they've been left with nowhere to go.
Gas stoves may soon come with a tobacco-style health warning label in California The next time you shop for a cooking stove, the gas versions might show a health warning label similar to those on tobacco products. Jeff Brady
How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water Water utilities across the country will have to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water by 2029. Orange County, Calif., got a head start. Pien Huang
Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine? Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing? Fran Kritz
Schools are putting vape detectors in bathrooms — paid for by Juul Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns. Scott Neuman
New report finds maternity care deserts in more than 35% of U.S. counties Some patients must drive more than an hour to seek prenatal care.
Mammograms will better explain what it means to have dense breasts Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breasts, which raises their risk of breast cancer. Mammograms should now include an assessment of breast tissue density. Yuki Noguchi
Fearing the worst, schools deploy armed police to thwart gun violence Armed officers on campus could speed police response to gun violence. But there is scant research to support this strategy, and studies about racial bias raise other concerns about police in schools. Christine Spolar