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The health care industry is obsessed with consumer satisfaction. But national patient surveys still don't get at an important question: Are hospitals delivering culturally competent care?

A joint committee of Florida's Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine will discuss a draft rule that could restrict doctors from providing transgender treatments to people younger than 18.

Some election officials are sending the call out to high school students, veterans and lawyers to help staff the elections. But COVID and the political climate are making it harder to recruit.

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are flocking to Rio's most famous beach to celebrate Independence day - and a military display with an ominous undertow ahead of next month's election.

A Texas judge ruled that requiring employers to provide coverage for anti-AIDS medication violates religious freedoms and is unconstitutional. The ruling could jeopardize other preventive health care.

Late Friday, lawyers for former President Trump and the Department of Justice released different names for who they would want to review documents found in the court-authorized search of Trump's club.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Terri Rhodes of the Disability Management Employer Coalition about people with long COVID and the benefits of keeping them in the workforce.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. Jane Hartley about Queen Elizabeth's death and how change in the monarchy could affect global divides and divisions within the U.K.

The judge called out the DeSantis administration's foot-dragging as he issued a concurring opinion in an appeal by Louis Del Favero Orchids, which has long sought a license for a treatment center.

An administrative complaint filed by AHCA alleged that 193 abortions were performed at the facility from April 26 to May 7 without the state-mandated 24-hour waiting periods.

With prices of necessities rising dramatically, many older Americans are having trouble making ends meet. They often don’t know that help is available from a variety of programs, and some sources of financial assistance are underused.

A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated.

Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.

One group that could help 2022 statewide Democratic candidates is Georgia's rural Black voters. They helped Stacey Abrams get close in 2018 and later pushed two Democratic U.S. senators to victory.

Native Americans say they're "sad, betrayed and exhausted" after the University of North Dakota recently found human remains of their ancestors in its possession.

An affidavit for an arrest warrant says the officer found the door ajar at what she thought was her own home. It says she saw a man inside the dark room and gave him orders that he didn't follow.

The people missing in Northern California's Camp Fire could be listed more than once, warns the sheriff, as calls and emails come in from friends and relatives. Seventy-one are known to have died.

Medicaid beneficiaries receiving gender-affirming care are now responsible for paying the costs. The four plantiffs, including two children, say the treatments are “medically necessary, safe and effective.”

Hurricane Fiona lashed the island of Puerto Rico over the weekend and early Monday, bringing several feet of rain across mountainous terrain.

Since the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday, seven sailors had been missing. Sunday, the Navy released the identities of the deceased sailors, ages 19 to 37.

Chile has voted a resounding NO to a proposed constitution that would have put a focus on social issues and gender parity, enshrine rights for the indigenous population, and address climate change.

Gabriel Boric, Chile's youngest ever leader, has had a rocky first few months as president. Now, he faces his biggest political challenge yet — a referendum for a new constitution.

Drought and regional conflict has made millions of East Africans food insecure. NPR's Michel Martin asks Michael Dunford about the World Food Programme's work to deliver Ukrainian grain to the region.

Angry at a ratings agency that raised the possibility of downgrading 17 Florida property insurers, state leaders could be poised to look for an alternative.

A legislative panel will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, facing staffing shortages.