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We asked the experts what to put in a personal medical kit — and what to do and avoid doing to keep from getting sick.

Sharlene Adams has hypertension but no car, computer or credit card. Insurance will pay for a blood pressure cuff, but the many small hurdles in her life make getting one a time-consuming ordeal.

Seth Rich was a young staffer at the Democratic National Committee, shot near his home in July 2016. Here's why the story — and the conspiracy around it — keep resurfacing.

Despite the fact that critics have dismissed her, Lana Del Rey's music — and her message of complicated love that approaches addiction — is more sophisticated than you might think.

The first Surgeon General's report on the dangers of smoking came out just over 50 years ago. Now a group of former surgeons generals are finding new ways to prevent smoking. Host Michel Martin speaks with two of them: Dr. Regina Benjamin and Dr. Antonia Novello.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge about the Biden administration's plans to provide rental assistance to those who need it.

The financial gap between wealthy hospitals and safety-net hospitals, which take everyone who walks through their doors, has widened during the pandemic, an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found.

Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. A spate of books and documentaries are marking the moment; we round up three to watch this weekend.

U.S troops leave Afghanistan's Bagram air base after nearly 20 years. President Trump's business and CFO are charged with tax fraud. And, the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Voting Rights Act.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Neil Potts, Facebook vice president for trust and security, about internal documents leaked by a company whistleblower.