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The mothers of Militsa Kamvysi, 83, (left) and Maritsa Mavrapidou, 85, arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos nearly a century ago as refugees from what was then the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). "We welcomed refugees because we're descended from refugees, too," Mavrapidou says.

For These Greek Grandmas, Helping Migrants Brings Back Their Own Past

The women, now in their 80s, say they live on Lesbos because their parents came to the island as refugees a century ago. Pope Francis will highlight the plight of all migrants on a visit Saturday.

Residents of Protection, Kan., gathered in the high school gym to receive polio shots on April 2, 1957. The mass inoculation event was staged by the March of Dimes, then known as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

In Tiny Kansas Town, Pandemic Skeptics Abound Amid False Information And Politics

In 1957, residents of the southwestern town Protection set an example by being the first in the U.S. to be fully inoculated against polio. Now locals are divided on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

Patient groups on social media are fighting COVID-19 misinformation.

When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back

Health communication experts say that misinformation spread through support groups can undermine trust in medicine and science. But some patients work to counter falsehoods with facts.

Political divisions over the pandemic are creating a wedge and splitting off health care workers from small communities that desperately need them.

'Toxic Individualism': Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns

A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, triggering a death spiral that may be hard to stop.

A group of advocates upset with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's handling of transgender shootings spoke out at Jacksonville City Hall in June.

Transgender Killings Spur Calls For Police Reform

Three transgender women have been murdered in Jacksonville, Fla., so far this year. Activists want more police training and better relationship between police and the LGBTQ community.

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, pictured in December, is 66% effective at preventing moderate and severe disease. But Dr. Paul Stoffels of Johnson & Johnson says what matters more is preventing hospitalizations and deaths, which it did completely.

Johnson & Johnson Executive Says Vaccine Works Where It Counts: Preventing Deaths

Dr. Paul Stoffels, the chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson, tells NPR the company's vaccine is very effective where it matters most: preventing hospitalizations and deaths.

Trump Maintains Ohio Lead Against Clinton, Latest Poll Says

Likely voters in the critical swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania say by margins of more than 2-1 that Democrat Hillary Clinton…

Andy Warhol's <em>Mona Lisa Four Times,</em> 1978.

Gift Worth $400 Million To Art Institute Of Chicago Includes Works By Warhol

The donation was confirmed after the museum agreed to display the 42 paintings, silk-screens and sculptures for the next 50 years.

Ohio GOP Introduces Bill To Ban Abortion

Under the legislation, abortions would be prohibited even in cases of rape, incest or danger to a woman's life.

Listening Locally

A recent article touted the fact that the Philadelphia Orchestra was returning to regional radio beginning next month, giving music lovers in the Keystone…

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