CVS and Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion It could amount to the last round of huge settlements after years of litigation over the industry's role in an overdose crisis linked to more than 500,000 deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades. The Associated Press
Meeting abortion patients where they are: providers turn to mobile units In response to increasing abortion restrictions in the region, a Planned Parenthood chapter in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois. Sarah McCammon
This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows. Ari Daniel
Abortion billboards going up around Washington state Billboards that support people seeking an abortion will start appearing on both sides of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. Eilís O'Neill
Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains. Giulia Heyward
False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early The idea is to show people the tactics and tropes of misleading information before they encounter it in the wild – so they're better equipped to recognize and resist it. Shannon Bond
Siblings forged an unbreakable bond after leprosy tore apart their family The Hawaiian island of Molokai was once the site of America's largest leprosy colony. A brother and sister in Hawaii discuss how their lives were shaped by leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease.
At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it About halfway into her pregnancy, Karla found out her fetus had a severe genetic anomaly. As she grappled with an uncertain prognosis, she was up against North Carolina's 20-week abortion limit. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. These brothers are there to save them Named the best documentary at Sundance and Cannes, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving a raptor cut down by smog and deadly kite strings. Kamala Thiagarajan