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How Weight Lifting Helped One Writer Work Through Her PTSD
When personal trainer and former competitive weight lifter Laura Khoudari experienced a traumatic incident that left her with PTSD, her response was to… -
As More COVID Variants Emerge, Experts Urge Faster Vaccine Sharing
Even as mask requirements are lifted in the U.S., leading experts remain worried about the potential of new COVID-19 variants from around the world to undermine the effectiveness of vaccines. -
Overwork Killed More Than 745,000 People In A Year, WHO Study Finds
Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.People… -
Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision
The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it's still inside a patient's body. In exclusive interviews, NPR talks with two of the first participants. -
FDA Moves To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars
Menthol has been the last allowable flavor in cigarettes and the FDA says marginalized communities are far more likely to use these products. -
Understanding India's COVID Crisis — And Its Worldwide Consequences
Dr. Abraar Karan discusses why India is experiencing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak. -
Pausing Johnson & Johnson Vaccine 'Very Wise Idea' Says Boston Medical Center Doctor
Federal scientists will look into why six recipients of the vaccine developed a rare blood clotting disorder. -
Most Massachusetts Seniors Have Received The COVID-19 Vaccine And Some Are Ready To Tango
The COVID vaccine is allowing seniors to resume some old activities, but with cases rising among the young, many seniors remain cautious. -
Pop Up COVID Vaccine Clinics Are A Hit Among People Sometimes Considered Vaccine Hesitant
The mobile clinics bring vaccines to people who never stopped working during the pandemic and to places that are easy to access. -
Massachusetts Is 'The Best Of The Worst' On Vaccine Equity, Baker Advisor Says
Michael Curry, a member of Gov. Charlie Baker's COVID-19 Advisory Group, spoke about the state's vaccine equity gap.
