Arizona attorney general says she won't enforce a 164-year-old abortion law NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat who has vowed to not enforce a sweeping abortion ban upheld by the state's supreme court.
After 40 years of smoking, she survived lung cancer thanks to new treatments Scientific advances in immunotherapy and new targeted therapies have increased survival rates. But screening among former and current smokers still needs to improve to save more lives. Yuki Noguchi
An elementary school in Kansas is combating bad behavior — by putting kids to work A pilot program in elementary schools gives kids meaningful work as a way to handle post-pandemic behavior problems. Suzanne Perez
King Country searches for ways to save public health clinics from the budget ax Most of King County’s 10 public health centers will have to close next year unless the county comes up with a budget fix soon. Eilís O'Neill
Here are 3 solutions to get blood to folks in 'blood deserts.' One is often illegal Doctors have coined a term to describe places where blood for transfusions is not readily available: "blood deserts." When blood banks aren't around, they try different strategies to help patients. Simar Bajaj
Here's what worries scientists about bird flu's spread among cattle Avian influenza is still spreading among dairy cattle. Scientists are paying close attention to how the virus is changing and what that means for its pandemic potential. Will Stone
How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021. Hilary Fung
Artificial wombs could someday help save babies born prematurely Scientists are developing artificial wombs to rescue babies who would die or end up severely disabled because they are born very prematurely. The research is generating excitement, but also concerns. Rob Stein
Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one. The former president has a long history of shifting - and at times confusing - stances on abortion rights. Danielle Kurtzleben
Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards. Joe Hernandez