World Down Syndrome Day was earlier this month. Thirty years after the ADA, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities still face legal discrimination in housing, marriage and healthcare. We talk to an activist with Down Syndrome who has spen

An Indian woman diagnosed with schizophrenia who is viewed by some as a saint, a Black mother whose psychiatrists are unable to see how deeply racism shaped her diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and a six-year-old girl diagnosed with anorexia before having e

Jenny Kane/AP Photo By Colleen Leahy ListenDownload We talk to a member of the People's CDC, a group that argues the CDC's response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is leaving high-risk people behind.

There's overwhelming evidence that loneliness is harmful to our physical health. People with strong relationships actually live longer. A reporter shares the research-based ways she's working on strengthening her relationships in the new year, and how you

U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah/AP Photo By Colleen Leahy ListenDownload More than 500 people died in Milwaukee County last year because of fentanyl, and even more deaths are expected this year. We talk to the director of a drug recovery center in Milwauke

An epidemiologist gives advice for how to protect your family and loved ones from Covid, influenza and RSV during the winter holidays.

A new DNA analysis of victims and survivors of the bubonic plague found genetic differences in immune response that can still be seen in our immune systems today. We talk to one of the researchers about the findings.

Exercise is known to improve psychological health. But if you're struggling with your mental health, it can feel impossible to get moving. We talk with an expert on exercise psychology about how to make barriers to physical activity lower as we head into

By Colleen Leahy ListenDownload Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a complex chronic illness that has long been under-researched and poorly funded, has striking similarities to long Covid. We delve into what the two conditions re