A Texas Doctor Says He Defied The Abortion Law, Risking Lawsuits Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Life Kit: Dating Over 50 NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to get back on the dating scene for those 50 and older. Tanya Ballard Brown
How Ivermectin Became The New Focus Of The Anti-Vaccine Movement Scientists are still studying whether the deworming medicine could have any effect on COVID-19. But the frenzy over the drug has far more to do with politics than science. Here's how that happened. Pien Huang
Abortion-Rights Organizations Are Working Overtime In Texas As SB8 Remains In Place Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Rosann Mariapurram, executive director of Jane's Due Process, a grassroots organization in Texas that helps people under 18 access abortion care.
Whatever Happened To ... The Women Who Boldly Declared: 'No Sex For Fish'? Women in a Kenyan village had a radical idea to stop the practice of trading sex for fish to sell: What if they owned their own boats? They had great success. Then came a series of terrible setbacks. Marc Silver
Former FDA Scientist Says More Data Is Needed On COVID-19 Booster Shots NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former FDA scientist Luciana Borio about the decision by an FDA advisory panel to recommend Pfizer booster shots only for certain people at higher risk for COVID-19.
Pediatric Psychologist On The High Rates Of Children Orphaned By COVID-19 NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rachel Kentor, pediatric psychologist at Texas Children's Hospital, about children who have lost their primary caregivers to COVID-19.
The Pfizer Booster Shot Is Only Being Recommended For People 65 And Over A Food and Drug Administration panel voted against giving most Americans a third Pfizer vaccine despite President Biden's plan to provide a COVID-19 booster to anyone over the age of 16. Joe Palca
In The Fight Against COVID, Health Workers Aren't Immune To Vaccine Misinformation About a quarter of U.S. health care workers have refused the COVID-19 vaccine as of July. They share demographic traits with other unvaccinated people and are putting hospitals in a tough spot. Deepa Shivaram
Why Working Out Should Be About More Than What You See In The Mirror Exercise is important, but balancing exercise with mental health and your own body confidence can be a tricky thing to pull off. These tips can help you along your fitness journey. Andrew Limbong