As a reporter, it's my job to figure out who the experts are and then tell you what they think. There is no greater expert on maternal health in Louisiana than Dr. Veronica Gillipsie-Bell (Veronica Gillispie-Bell ). She is sought out nationally. This is her second time criticizing this law.

BREAKING: In a Monday decision, Fulton Judge Robert McBurney rules Georgia's roughly six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and blocks it from being enforced. More to come.

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Amazing story by Selena Simmons-Duffin Gender care is health care. Health care should be a right for everyone. npr.org/sections/shots…

JUST IN: South Carolina’s voter registration deadline for this fall’s election has been officially extended to Oct. 14 by SC State Election Commission after a court order due to Hurricane Helene's impact scvotes.gov/voter-registra…

Voter registration for this fall’s election ends MONDAY in: AS AZ AR FL GA IN KY MS OH TN TX Are you sure you’re still registered to vote? You can find the links you need to register and check your registration status at npr.org/vote 👇

New research finds #trans🏳️‍⚧️teens have high satisfaction with gender care. The survey published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that trans teens taking puberty blockers or hormones had very low rates of regret, by Selena Simmons-Duffin npr.org/sections/shots… via Morning Edition

Read this fantastic Jude Joffe-Block story, where she spoke with multiple U.S. citizens who appear to have been mistakenly removed from Virginia's voter rolls as part of their quest to rid noncitizens... npr.org/2024/10/29/nx-…

Holy smokes this is amazing. Nice work, Ideastream News !

Just interviewed RFK Jr., who said he spent two days last week with Trump and, now that the election is won, RFK repeats that the new administration will recommend getting flouride out of drinking water on Jan. 20. Adds the administration will give "information" on vaccines.

I've seen a lot of people referencing the $215 million Republicans spent on ads. Data on LGBTQ people can be VERY hard to find, so I wanted to offer some context on how I calculated that number. It wasn't readily available. I spent a week figuring it out. 1/

What would RFK Jr. do if confirmed to lead the Dept. of Health and Human Services? Colleague Selena Simmons-Duffin has an assessment: “He recently said he’d like to fire 600 NIH employees – he has talked a lot about rooting out corruption… “Some of his ideas are pretty mainstream…”

Like so many others today we saw the video on social media of a Syrian man essentially appealing for help, as he’d found an American who had been detained in a Syrian regime jail in Damascus.

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

A story worth listening to from my colleague Selena Simmons-Duffin “Scientific researchers around the country are concerned after the National Institutes of Health canceled meetings this week with very little explanation…” npr.org/sections/shots…

Scoop from Selena Simmons-Duffin While there are other laws that outlaw segregation, there's big symbolic significance here, a law prof says. npr.org/sections/shots…

I'm reporting on HHS RIFs today. Please reach out on Signal: selena.02

NEW: Dr. Mehmet Oz confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Senate voted 53-45.

Were we really healthier when JFK was president? Intriguing fact check and analysis via Selena Simmons-Duffin @nprhealth npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-…

Scoop! via Selena Simmons-Duffin Brian Mann Just days ago CDC grantees heard they would only get half their appropriated funding for this year -- program killing news for some. Today, NPR reporting confirms all of the dollars will be disbursed. npr.org/sections/shots…