Maria Godoy

Jazz musicians and scholars have long debated the question: What exactly is this thing called swing? Now physicists say they've cracked the secret.

A backlash against comprehensive approaches to sex education is taking root around the country. In Appalachia, one group of sex educators is halting its work after members were harassed.

For nearly a century, jazz musicians have debated what gives songs that propulsive, groovy feel that makes you want to move with the music. The secret may lie in subtle nuances in a soloist's timing.

A backlash against comprehensive approaches to sex education is taking root across the U.S. In Appalachia, a group of sex educators is suspending public events for now after members were threatened.

La información falsa dirigida a la comunidad latina está creciendo. Gran parte de ella está diseñada para impulsar a los votantes o desalentar a las mujeres embarazadas a buscar atención medica.

False information targeting the Latino community is surging. Much of it is designed to galvanize voters or discourage pregnant women from seeking care.

Las leyes que restringen el aborto están afectando la vida de las personas en formas grandes y pequeñas. Si han tenido un impacto en su vida o en la vida de su familia, NPR quiere oir de usted.

Shortly after the leaked draft opinion on abortion, there was a surge of posts about abortion targeting Spanish speakers. This misinformation is designed to galvanize anti-abortion Latino voters.

Doctors and reproductive rights advocates are seeing a surge in disinformation about abortion targeting the Latino community. Some worry that this may dissuade some from seeking medical care.

Religious rules guiding Catholic health care systems often mean their doctors can't prescribe contraceptives or perform tubal ligations. And sometimes that leaves patients with few other options.

The college's student health center became the center of a maelstrom this past week, after students learned the Catholic health agency hired to run it follows religious restrictions on contraception.

Many hospitals and health care clinics in the U.S. are affiliated with the Catholic Church, which means religious directives might limit the types of contraception they can offer.

Under new FDA rules, people with mild or moderate hearing loss will be able to buy hearing aids over the counter without a prescription as soon as mid-October.

The Food and Drug Administration announced that hearing aids, which typically need a prescription, will be available over the counter — making them more accessible and affordable, activists say.

Emergency contraceptives and abortion pills are not the same thing, though people often confuse them. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it's vital to know the difference — and your options.

To best protect against unintended pregnancy, emergency contraceptives like Plan B or Ella need to be taken within five days of unprotected sex, but a large number of pharmacies don't stock the pills.

With access to safe and legal abortions coming into question, emergency contraception will be more important than ever. However, finding that contraception at the local pharmacy is no easy task.

In the U.S., people of color have been more likely to die at younger ages, especially among lower-income communities. That's had a ripple effect on finances, education and physical and mental health.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more than 100 cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis in young children.

Sure, you don't have to wear a mask on airplanes, buses and ride shares anymore, but you still might want to depending on the circumstances. Here's what experts say about the risks.