Scientists who research vaccine hesitancy and uptake are seeing their federal funding cut, under a Trump administration move. It's part of a swathe of cuts to ongoing research funded by NIH. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
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Long COVID patients haven't stopped pushing for more research funding to find treatments for their condition, including this protest in Washington, D.C. in 2022. Anadolu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Protestors gathered outside the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Feb. 13, 2025. The agency plans to cut 80,000 jobs. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, says happiness is less about attaining joy than it is about growing in the right direction. She explains how to make small changes that can move you toward happiness and why knowing yourself helps contribute to this emotion. Kaitlin Brito for NPR hide caption
Elena (left) and Vadim live on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia that has long struggled with fentanyl and other drug use. Both told NPR they have survived their drug use, in part, due to naloxone, or Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. NPR agreed not to use their last name because street drug use is illegal. Rachel Wisniewski/NPR hide caption
Fentanyl deaths are plunging, but it's just the first step
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, continues to mutate. Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS/CDC hide caption
Before there were masks, there were elbow bumps. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., and Dr. Anthony Fauci greet each other before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on March 11, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon (L), and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., (C) appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of State Rubio (center) flanked by Doug Burgum, secretary of the interior, and President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting on Feb. 26. On Monday, Rubio posted on X that 83% of USAID contracts had been canceled following a review. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption
Keith Thomas, who lives with paralysis, poses with the research team at Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research that worked with him for months to restore lasting movement and feeling in his arm and hand. The 'double neural bypass' system uses brain implants and artificial intelligence to allow signals to and from Thomas' brain to bypass the site of his injury. MATTHEW LIBASSI hide caption
Scientists engineering a sense of touch for people who are paralyzed
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Faced with isolation during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, James Yu of San Diego, Calif., embraced new priorities — like starting a family. Here, Yu is seen with his wife, Barbara, daughter Madeleine and their dog Quilo. James Yu hide caption
Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6'4" tall and often mistaken for an adult. A curriculum at church has helped him accept himself and deal with how people sometimes react to him. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption
More Black teens are in mental health crisis. This church tries to help them heal
Elena (left) and Vadim pose for a photo in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Feb. 26. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption
Wide shot rear view of business people crossing downtown street during evening commute Thomas Barwick/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption
Daylight saving time has started again. Here are some tips to help adjust
Get unstuck with the "20 Statements Test," an exercise shared with Life Kit by Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, and the author of the book Smart Change. Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption
Bri McNulty does public health outreach at a conference in Iowa. Liz Orton hide caption
A CDC worker was fired. Then unexpectedly got her job back. She's not sure what to do
Clocks spring forward this weekend when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Protect your sleep through the time change and sign up for our special sleep newsletter. Artur Debat/Getty Images hide caption
A second death has been confirmed in the measles outbreak in West Texas. An unvaccinated adult tested positive for the virus across the border in New Mexico. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images hide caption
RFK's Vitamin A recommendation for measles worries disease experts
A sign for Walgreens Pharmacy in Pittsburgh. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Dr. Marty Makary testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to become Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption