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Some parts of the country are now grappling with a post-Thanksgiving surge of patients, while others dodged that fate. What lessons can we learn as we head into the Christmas season?

Host A Martinez talks with economist John Appleby about examples of different health care systems in Europe, and we look at the system in Spain in particular.

Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided.

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in thousands of makeshift shelters on steep, sandy hills in Bangladesh. Humanitarian groups are afraid of what will happen when the monsoons come.

El Salvador's national soccer team plays its World Cup qualifying match against Canada Wednesday night — with several players and coaches from the United States.

When many of us take time off from our jobs, we can forget basic stuff, like computer passwords. So when ski season starts, how does Mikaela Shiffrin click back into scorching slalom courses?

Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor's visits, dental and vision care, and medications.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.

My husband is high risk and still takes COVID precautions. I want our old life back.

Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat.