RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say health insurers will cut red tape on 'prior authorizations' In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers. Selena Simmons-Duffin
From the pandemic to porn, here's how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z Journalist Carter Sherman says that members of Gen Z are having less sex than previous generations — due in part to the political and social climate. Her new book is The Second Coming. Tonya Mosley
Climate change is boosting the risk of sleep apnea Hotter temperatures make breathing problems during sleep more likely, even when it's not extremely hot Alejandra Borunda
Tick risks vary by region. Here's where diseases have spread and how to stay safe Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself. Pien Huang
In this rural Colorado valley, cuts to Medicaid would have vast ripple effects Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education. John Daley
This abortion method doesn't involve doctors — and many of them consider it safe A growing body of research demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of self-managed abortion with pills, coupled with the global pandemic in 2020 and the fall of Roe in 2022, has many U.S. doctors changing their views. Abby Wendle
It's a bad tick season Data from CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. Experts offer tips to reduce your chance of coming down with Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis and other tickborne diseases, and what to watch out for. Pien Huang
Parts of the US are facing heatwaves. Here's how they affect vulnerable populations. NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Patricia Fabian, professor of environmental health at Boston University, about the impact that heat waves have on vulnerable populations. Andrew Limbong
A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed. Jane Arraf
What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children. Cory Turner