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All Things Considered
Restaurant food and packaged foods are often high in salt to make them more palatable. The Food and Drug Administration wants to see the food industry gradually reduce sodium levels in these foods. Eric Savage/Getty Images hide caption
President of truck driving school says driver shortage is causing supply chain issues
With low vaccination rates, Montana's COVID hospitalizations have continued to rise
Henrietta Lacks' family sues biotech company for profiting from 'stolen' cells
Restaurant food and packaged foods are often high in salt to make them more palatable. The Food and Drug Administration wants to see the food industry gradually reduce sodium levels in these foods. Eric Savage/Getty Images hide caption
Shots - Health News
Eating too much salt is making Americans sick. Even a 12% reduction can save lives
Eating too much salt is making Americans sick. Even a 12% reduction can save lives
U.S. secretary of state and Israeli foreign minister talk stalled Iran nuclear deal
American Indicators check-in: A machine company faces supply chain disruptions
Supreme Court heard arguments in case about Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A study by the National Institutes of Health this week suggests people who got the J&J vaccine as their initial vaccination against the coronavirus may get their best protection from choosing an mRNA vaccine as the booster. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images hide caption
A study of COVID vaccine boosters suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best
Demonstrators march during a protest against Asian hate in Times Square in New York in March after a troubling spike in violence against the Asian American community during the coronavirus pandemic. Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption
With racial attacks on the rise, Asian Americans fear for their safety
The committees intended to combat gerrymandering can look very different per state
Medical Treatments
Task force says most people should not take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack
Task force says most people should not take daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack
Music classes are back in school this year, finally indoors and off Zoom
WHO's new team will investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic
The National Museum of African American Music, in Nashville. NMAAM/353 Media Group hide caption
Students at Patterson High School in Patterson, Calif., are participating in the one of the first truck-driving programs for students at a non-vocational high school in the country. Dave Dein/Patterson High School hide caption
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