Male Survivors Of Sexual Abuse Struggle To Find Treatment Male victims of sexual trauma face a lot of obstacles to getting help. They have trouble finding people to believe their stories, even when they find the strength to seek assistance. Rachel Rock
New York City Mandates Municipal Workers Be Vaccinated By Mid-September New York City announced that government workers, including teachers and police, must be vaccinated by mid-September. Those who refuse will have to wear masks indoors and submit to weekly testing. Jasmine Garsd
Infectious Disease Specialist Discusses Whether The U.S. Is Over-Testing For COVID-19 NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Monica Gandhi, who studies infectious diseases at the University of California San Francisco, about whether the U.S. may be over-testing for COVID-19. Courtney Dorning
New Vaccine Mandates Are Coming For Government Employees And Health Care Workers In quick succession, New York City, California and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced new, more stringent policies, and possible penalties, to push vaccination among their employees. Laurel Wamsley
How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back. Sneha Dey
France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus. The Associated Press
Florida Now Leads The Nation In New COVID-19 Cases NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Peggy Duggan, chief medical officer at Tampa General Hospital, about the increase in patients. CDC data indicates one-in-five new infections is happening in Florida.
Marlboro Maker CEO Says The Company Plans To Stop Selling Smokes In The U.K. Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is pivoting away from cigarettes. Part of its reinvention plan is to stop selling cigarettes in the United Kingdom in the next 10 years. Jaclyn Diaz
A Looming Challenge In The Vaccination Campaign: Syringe Shortages NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Edward Kelley, former director of integrated health services at the WHO, about potential syringe shortages as COVID-19 vaccines are exported around the world.
Some State Officials Say Landmark Opioid Settlement Doesn't Do Enough To Help A $26-billion settlement has been reached for companies involved in the prescription opioid epidemic. But what happens next? Brian Mann