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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois about the Paris climate change agreement, health care reform and the Democrats' strategy in Congress.

The testing of lenacapavir was halted because results were so impressive — 100% effectiveness. The decision was made to give all participants the injection rather than the alternative daily pill.

Biden’s bad week gets worse. Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first House Democrat to publicly call for him to withdraw his reelection bid. Plus, NASA says Boeing’s Starliner can’t come home (yet).

Tampa Period Pantry has set up 10 locations to help fight 'period poverty.' It's attracting more attention after Gov. DeSantis vetoed funds for free menstrual products in Florida schools.

It's September, and many college students are arriving on campus for the first time. This exciting new chapter can have a darker side: College students are considered a high-risk group for drugging.

How do you get a cancer patient to a center that provides treatment when the roads are not safe? That's one of the challenges facing Haiti's health-care providers. How are they doing?

Experts have warned that the South African police are losing the battle against crime and that has led those citizens who can afford it, to turn to a booming private security industry.

Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.

About one-third of African-American women who get breast cancer are younger than 50, as compared with only one-fifth of white American breast-cancer patients. Health professionals recommend separate guidelines for African-American women: they should get mammograms before age 50 and more frequently.

The jump is 12% more than the year before and came as rents and inflation skyrocketed. The increase was driven by families and those who lost housing for the first time.