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The U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion upheld for nearly a half century, no longer exists.

The National Eating Disorders Association took down a controversial chatbot, after users showed how the newest version could dispense potentially harmful advice about dieting and calorie counting.

The long-acting antibody nirsevimab can protect infants from the seasonal respiratory virus, RSV. It should be available this fall.

He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 by announcing the creation of the first gene-edited babies, tells NPR he's now working on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

San Diego rapper and hip-hop artist Ric Scales reflects on the songs that shaped him — with picks from Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Parliament, A Tribe Called Quest and Nas.

Book bans in schools can violate federal civil rights laws if they create a hostile environment for students. The Education Department will have a new point person to talk to schools about bans.

A program in Seattle is helping people in drug and alcohol recovery overcome barriers to medical care in an effort to keep them off the street. A key piece is battling stigma from medical providers.

Mundi the African elephant was the pride of Puerto Rico's only zoo. But her fate became entangled in the island's recent struggles with natural disasters and a debilitating debt crisis.

Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.

Public health officials Tuesday urged at-risk people to get a vaccination against the virus, following a cluster of cases in the Chicago area.