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Drugs that can help keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital are playing only a small role in Michigan, where the pandemic is accelerating. Logistical challenges are to blame.

In order to vaccinate enough people to achieve herd immunity, Dr. Marissa Levine with USF Health says community leaders need to engage with those hesitant to get shots.

The House GOP's bill to replace the Affordable Care Act would all but eliminate the requirement that people buy health insurance and shrink Medicaid coverage. It also cuts taxes for the wealthy.

Fighting in and around Sudan's capital is fierce and devastating to the people who either cannot flee or feel compelled to stay.

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

For the first time since the 1980s, the number of Americans living with the virus that causes AIDS rose above one million. Almost half are African American, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with 2018 Macarthur Fellowship recipient Rev. William Barber II about social activism as a creative enterprise.

The Biden-Harris administration is poised to revive proposals that could change how LGBTQ people and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa can identify themselves for the next census.

Millions of people who need insurance are eligible for free health care plans. A special enrollment period is ending on Aug. 15. Here's how to sign up in time.

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump will be in West Virginia on Thursday ahead of its primary on May 10. Appalachia is an important region for Sanders, who has done well among the white working class.