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Rebroadcast: Tutoring boosts students after the pandemic 'teaching loss'

Rebroadcast: Tutoring boosts students after the pandemic 'teaching loss'

The loss of classroom instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic fell hardest on low-income families and students of color. In this rebroadcast, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how intensive tutoring could help Minnesota students catch up, build confidence and close the pandemic gap.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier

The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier

A Boston hospital gets daily, home blood pressure checks for moms at risk for the pregnancy complication, pre-eclampsia. The effort is a response to alarming rates of Black maternal mortality.
by Priyanka Dayal McCluskey

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Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections

Pay up, kid? An ER's error sends a 4-year-old to collections

A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her — because it was her child's name on the bill, not hers.
by Daniel Chang

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Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal

Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal

It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics of abortion rights groups in a post-Roe America.
by Rose Conlon

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States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

States' divisions on abortion widen after Roe overturned

Nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to abortion, the long-term picture on what will be allowed in each state remains unsettled, even though voters have bristled at broad bans. 
by The Associated Press

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'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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You asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answers

You asked about bats, pets, immunity and other hot viral topics! We've got answers

In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mic to you for a special edition of 'Hidden Viruses.'
by Ari Daniel, Michaeleen Doucleff and Nurith Aizenman

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