This Nobel Peace Prize front-runner didn't win -- but did get the 'alternative Nobel' The Sudan Emergency Response Rooms was considered a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize winner this year and last. Here's their story. Ari Daniel
AstraZeneca makes deal with White House to lower drug prices The U.K.-based drugmaker became the second to strike a deal with the Trump administration as part of the president's push to rein in U.S. drug prices. Sydney Lupkin
More than 20 kids in India have died from contaminated cough syrup. Who's to blame? The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is being called a global crime. Gabrielle Emanuel
59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.'s moves as health secretary, a new poll says A new poll shows trust in federal health policies is plummeting, and what -- or who -- people believe increasingly depends on their politics. Yuki Noguchi
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. Elissa Nadworny
Former U.S. surgeons general call RFK Jr. a threat to the nation's health in op-ed Six former U.S. surgeons general issued a warning about Health Secretary RFK Jr., calling him a "threat." NPR's A Martinez speaks with one of them, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona. A Martínez
Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help reduce deaths. Brian Mann
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools. Lee V. Gaines
RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines could be controversial. Here's what to watch for The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall. Will Stone
A MacArthur 'genius' gleans surprising lessons from ancient bones, shards and trash Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. Ari Daniel