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Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt was chief rabbi of Moscow for nearly three decades. NPR's Daniel Estrin talks to him about why he fled Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles?

Scientists are worried about the deadly bird flu called H5N1 which sometimes infects people. It's never acquired the ability to transmit easily between humans, but researchers would like to know if that could happen. Recently, they've essentially been altering the genes of H5N1 to make the virus spread more easily between lab animals — raising concerns about biosafety and how this research is regulated.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lori Cash, a postal worker near Buffalo, N.Y., about how a new rule change by the United States Postal Service affects her work.

Disparities also persist along racial and gender lines

Westheimer's deep knowledge about human sexual behavior and advocacy of safe sex, along with her pragmatism and sense of humor, catapulted her to national fame in the 1980s.

Eagle Pass, Texas, has been center stage in a border conflict between federal authorities and the state. A new art exhibition aims to reframe the city's image.

Automakers are suffering a big hit to production because of the semiconductor shortage. Think that means a big hit to profits? Think again.

Lou Gehrig's disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.

GOP leaders hope to have the sweeping bill to President Trump's desk by July 4, but some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.