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The Trump team is quietly eliminating U.S. support for birth control abroad

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

Congress has allocated more than $500 million for family planning work internationally. The Trump administration hasn't spent it — and the consequences are already being felt.

Welcome to 'Anxietyland' theme park, where the rides are no fun

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

From the Emotional Roller Coaster to the Worry-go-round, cartoonist Gemma Correll walks us through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park in a darkly funny memoir.

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Baby teeth hold clues to the harms of toxic metals for infants — and older kids

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

By analyzing layers in these teeth, scientists have pinpointed a critical window when baby brains are most vulnerable to toxic metals — and linked that to behavior problems later in life.

RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.

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How a Supreme Court fight over fish oil could raise your prescription drug costs

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

The justices are set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies do business.

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Natural disasters can cause another crisis for those recovering from opioid addiction

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

People recovering from opioid addiction risk relapse when they can't get their medications after natural disasters. A group of doctors is calling for lawmakers to ease access to the meds.

The MAHA movement is mad about the weedkiller glyphosate and Trump's EPA

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:34 PM

The coalition focused on making Americans healthier is frustrated with the Trump administration's stance on environmental toxins and most recently, its support of the company that makes the pesticide.

As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it

● NPR • 16 March 2026 • 9:47 AM

After the leucovorin got public attention as a potential autism treatment, families rushed to get it. Many doctors are torn about prescribing an unproven drug but don't want to lose patients' trust.