Cookie Jones, left, quit her job to provide care to her mother who has Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers often earn less as they take time off work to help aging family members. Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public via Getty Images As prices have ticked up in recent
For stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR’s Health newsletter. The U.S. organ transplant system is making a controversial change to a long-standing rule that was designed to protect potential donors. The revision aims to boost donations and reduce errors. But critics worry that the move may endanger patient care. Under the
Marie Bakikula, a caregiver at a UNICEF-supported nursery in Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, works at an emergency nursery for Ebola orphans. Marie Ruwet/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Marie Ruwet/AFP/via Getty Images The fastest spreading Ebola outbreak in history has surpassed another grim milestone. More than 10,000 people have been
Even without the interference of El Niño, Nairobi, Kenya is prone to flooding. Above: Motorists drive through heavy rains in the Kibera community on March 14. Flooding that month took over 100 lives in the capital city. Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images Nairobi is a city of rivers, streams
Top row (from left): Danalyn Garcia of Chicago Public Schools, Lucie Lane of Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas, Jeff Carroll of Newport News Public Schools in Virginia and Kaori Anderson-Walker of Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. Bottom row (from left): Paul Stone of Mt. Diablo Unified School District in California, Diana Swanson of
A sign is posted outside a Pennsylvania Department of Health measles vaccination clinic located in Lancaster County in Peach Bottom, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption i Matt Rourke/AP The U.S. is grappling with its worst resurgence of measles in decades, with cases particularly high in the state of Pennsylvania.
