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Sudanese American Emi Mahmoud achieved massive success as a spoken word artist. Now she's switching things up and pursuing a career in science.

Mark Green talks to NPR about what it's like leaving during a global health crisis — and what the future may hold for the agency.

Every state except Alaska and Hawaii has reported West Nile virus in people, birds or mosquitoes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects human cases will rise through October. In Texas, the worst-hit state, deaths reached 31.

Many public health experts are now increasingly optimistic about how the pandemic is playing out in the U.S. Here's what they say we can expect for the rest of 2021.

It was a decision that appalled and angered Syrian opposition groups and international medical organizations. On May 28 Syria was appointed to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible? And what does it mean for preventing spread?

A singer and composer whose songs bridged Native and numerous mainstream styles, Shenandoah was driven to create, and to share her history, with audiences around the world.

Three white men are found guilty in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Members of the U.S. military are experiencing food insecurity. And, unrest continues in Sudan.

More than half will go to military spending.

Ed Gordon explores some of the challenges and issues of DNA testing by individuals exploring their heritage with Richard Gabriel, CEO and president of DNAPrint Genomics, a genetic research company based in Sarasota, Fla., and Karla Holloway, English and law professor at Duke University in Durham, N.C.