Experts worry about a lack of addiction treatments as legalized sports betting grows Gambling is now widely legal, but experts warn there is not enough treatment and intervention for people who struggle with problem gambling. Katia Riddle
Trump wants to erase DEI. Researchers worry it will upend work on health disparity Cancer researchers working on health disparities say President Trump's actions could hurt rural whites, who lag behind other groups in cancer screening. Yuki Noguchi
Why don't we remember being babies? Brain scans reveal new clues Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The findings suggest these memories may still exist, but are inaccessible to us. Ari Daniel
Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline. Brian Mann
Patients scramble as cheaper obesity drug alternatives disappear Compounding pharmacies have been allowed to essentially make a cheaper version of Eli Lilly's Zepbound, but they have to stop Wednesday. That's left many patients wondering what to do next. Sydney Lupkin
How vulnerable might humans be to bird flu? Scientists see hope in existing immunity Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds. Will Stone
5 ways the pandemic changed us for good, for bad and forever This month marks five years since the pandemic began, and here are 5 things that changed permanently. John Daley
After historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines Doctors who mail abortion medication pills across state lines have been on alert ever since Louisiana, which bans abortion, indicted a New York doctor for mailing the pills to a woman there. Rosemary Westwood
How delivery workers in New York City banded together during the COVID pandemic When the COVID pandemic erupted five years ago, the streets of New York City were desolate. Delivery workers feared they'd be robbed or attacked, and so they banded together for the first time. Arun Venugopal
Researchers fear grants for studies on health disparities may be cut in anti-DEI push The Trump administration's broad definition of DEI could also impact health outcomes for rural White Americans Yuki Noguchi
