Search results for

New York City has opened the nation's first supervised use sites, where drug users can inject illegal drugs under medical supervision. The aim is to keep drug users safe and connect them to treatment.

During World War II, famous economist John Maynard Keynes wrote about a way to help tame inflation: compulsory savings. Could that work now? One economist thinks we should revisit the idea.

In western Ukraine, far from the front lines, Ruslana Mygalyuk hires a clown to give children a night of laughter and fun. She doesn't plan to make a profit this year at her seasonal café.

Seven Henrico County, Virginia, sheriff's deputies and three hospital employees were charged with second-degree murder following the death of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno.

Mortgage rates have hit 7%. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief for Bankrate, talks about what this means for borrowers and how this will affect the housing market.

The world-renowned primatologist explains how small acts to protect the planet can spiral upwards. She has a new book, co-authored by Douglas Abrams, called The Book of Hope.

In other countries, omicron has appeared to cause less severe illness than prior coronavirus variants. Now scientists have the first data from hospitals about what the U.S. faces with omicron.

It is still rare for a person struggling with alcohol abuse to be prescribed naltrexone or acamprosate, two medications that have been proven to help. Efforts are underway to change that.

For the first time, researchers have estimated how much illness and death unsafe food causes worldwide. Their report finds the most common culprits are norovirus, Campylobacter and E. coli.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president of the Society for Human Resource Management, about whether employers can require their workers be vaccinated.